Word Analysis — The Cow 2:51
al-Baqarah · Verse 51 of 286
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
We appointed forty nights for Moses [on Mount Sinai] and then, while he was away, you took to worshipping the calf- a terrible wrong
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And when |
وَإِذْ
(wa-idh)
|
ا ذ |
Noun
Noun
|
| We appointed |
وَٰعَدْنَا
(wāʿadnā)
|
و ع د |
Verb
V
|
| (for) Musa |
مُوسَىٰٓ
(mūsā)
|
م و س ى |
Noun
Noun
|
| forty |
أَرْبَعِينَ
(arbaʿīna)
|
ر ب ع |
Noun
Noun
|
| nights |
لَيْلَةً
(laylatan)
|
ل ي ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| Then |
ثُمَّ
(thumma)
|
ث م |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you took |
ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ
(ittakhadhtumu)
|
أ خ ذ |
Verb
V
|
| the calf |
ٱلْعِجْلَ
(l-ʿij'la)
|
ع ج ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| from |
مِنۢ
(min)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| after him |
بَعْدِهِۦ
(baʿdihi)
|
ب ع د |
Noun
Noun
|
| and you |
وَأَنتُمْ
(wa-antum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (were) wrongdoers |
ظَٰلِمُونَ
(ẓālimūna)
|
ظ ل م |
Noun
Noun
|