Word Analysis — The Cave 18:74
al-Kahf · Verse 74 of 110
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
And so they travelled on. Then, when they met a young boy and the man killed him, Moses said, ‘How could you kill an innocent person? He has not killed anyone! What a terrible thing to do!’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Then they both set out |
فَٱنطَلَقَا
(fa-inṭalaqā)
|
ط ل ق |
Verb
V
|
| until |
حَتَّىٰٓ
(ḥattā)
|
ح ت ى |
Prep.
Prep
|
| when |
إِذَا
(idhā)
|
إ ذ ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| they met |
لَقِيَا
(laqiyā)
|
ل ق ي |
Verb
V
|
| a boy |
غُلَٰمًا
(ghulāman)
|
غ ل م |
Noun
Noun
|
| then he killed him |
فَقَتَلَهُۥ
(faqatalahu)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| He said |
قَالَ
(qāla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Have you killed |
أَقَتَلْتَ
(aqatalta)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| a soul |
نَفْسًا
(nafsan)
|
ن ف س |
Noun
Noun
|
| pure |
زَكِيَّةًۢ
(zakiyyatan)
|
ز ك و |
Noun
Noun
|
| for other than |
بِغَيْرِ
(bighayri)
|
غ ي ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| a soul |
نَفْسٍ
(nafsin)
|
ن ف س |
Noun
Noun
|
| Certainly |
لَّقَدْ
(laqad)
|
ق د |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you have done |
جِئْتَ
(ji'ta)
|
ج ي أ |
Verb
V
|
| a thing |
شَيْـًٔا
(shayan)
|
ش ي أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| evil |
نُّكْرًا
(nuk'ran)
|
ن ك ر |
Noun
Noun
|