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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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We have destroyed many a generation before them who surpassed them in riches and outward glitter

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
And how many	وَكَمْ (wakam)	ك م	Noun Noun
We destroyed	أَهْلَكْنَا (ahlaknā)	ه ل ك	Verb V
before them	قَبْلَهُم (qablahum)	ق ب ل	Noun Noun
of	مِّن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
a generation	قَرْنٍ (qarnin)	ق ر ن	Noun Noun
they	هُمْ (hum)	—	Noun Noun
(were) better	أَحْسَنُ (aḥsanu)	ح س ن	Noun Noun
(in) possessions	أَثَٰثًا (athāthan)	أ ث ث	Noun Noun
and appearance	وَرِءْيًا (wari'yan)	ر أ ي	Noun Noun

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Verses with similar phrasing (mutashabihat al-alfaz). Shared words are highlighted.

50:36 31%

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ

wakam ahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hum ashaddu min'hum baṭshan fanaqqabū fī l-bilādi hal min maḥīṣi

We have destroyed even mightier generations before these disbelievers, who travelled through [many] lands- was there any escape

19:98 24%

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًۢا

wakam ahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hal tuḥissu min'hum min aḥadin aw tasmaʿu lahum rik'za

How many generations We have destroyed before them! Do you perceive a single one of them now, or hear as much as a whisper