Word Analysis — The Cow 2:16
al-Baqarah · Verse 16 of 286
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
They have bought error in exchange for guidance, so their trade reaps no profit, and they are not rightly guided
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Those |
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
(ulāika)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| (are) the ones who |
ٱلَّذِينَ
(alladhīna)
|
ا ل ذ ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| bought |
ٱشْتَرَوُا۟
(ish'tarawū)
|
ش ر ي |
Verb
V
|
| [the] astraying |
ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ
(l-ḍalālata)
|
ض ل ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| for [the] guidance |
بِٱلْهُدَىٰ
(bil-hudā)
|
ه د ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| So not |
فَمَا
(famā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| profited |
رَبِحَت
(rabiḥat)
|
ر ب ح |
Verb
V
|
| their commerce |
تِّجَٰرَتُهُمْ
(tijāratuhum)
|
ت ج ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| and not |
وَمَا
(wamā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| were they |
كَانُوا۟
(kānū)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| guided-ones |
مُهْتَدِينَ
(muh'tadīna)
|
ه د ي |
Noun
Noun
|