Word Analysis — The Cow 2:111
al-Baqarah · Verse 111 of 286
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
They also say, ‘No one will enter Paradise unless he is a Jew or a Christian.’ This is their own wishful thinking. [Prophet], say, ‘Produce your evidence, if you are telling the truth.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And they said |
وَقَالُوا۟
(waqālū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Never |
لَن
(lan)
|
ل ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| will enter |
يَدْخُلَ
(yadkhula)
|
د خ ل |
Verb
V
|
| the Paradise |
ٱلْجَنَّةَ
(l-janata)
|
ج ن ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| except |
إِلَّا
(illā)
|
إ ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| who |
مَن
(man)
|
م ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| is |
كَانَ
(kāna)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| (a) Jew[s] |
هُودًا
(hūdan)
|
ه و د |
Noun
Noun
|
| or |
أَوْ
(aw)
|
ا و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (a) Christian[s] |
نَصَٰرَىٰ
(naṣārā)
|
ن ص ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| That |
تِلْكَ
(til'ka)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) their wishful thinking |
أَمَانِيُّهُمْ
(amāniyyuhum)
|
م ن ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| Say |
قُلْ
(qul)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Bring |
هَاتُوا۟
(hātū)
|
ه ا ت |
Verb
V
|
| your proof |
بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ
(bur'hānakum)
|
ب ر ه ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| if |
إِن
(in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you are |
كُنتُمْ
(kuntum)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| [those who are] truthful |
صَٰدِقِينَ
(ṣādiqīna)
|
ص د ق |
Noun
Noun
|