Word Analysis — The Cave 18:25
al-Kahf · Verse 25 of 110
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
[Some say], ‘The sleepers stayed in their cave for three hundred years,’ some added nine more
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And they remained |
وَلَبِثُوا۟
(walabithū)
|
ل ب ث |
Verb
V
|
| in |
فِى
(fī)
|
ف ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| their cave |
كَهْفِهِمْ
(kahfihim)
|
ك ه ف |
Noun
Noun
|
| (for) three |
ثَلَٰثَ
(thalātha)
|
ث ل ث |
Noun
Noun
|
| hundred |
مِا۟ئَةٍ
(mi-atin)
|
م أ ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| years |
سِنِينَ
(sinīna)
|
س ن و |
Noun
Noun
|
| and add |
وَٱزْدَادُوا۟
(wa-iz'dādū)
|
ز ي د |
Verb
V
|
| nine |
تِسْعًا
(tis'ʿan)
|
ت س ع |
Noun
Noun
|