Word Analysis — The Light 24:16
an-Nur · Verse 16 of 64
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
When you heard the lie, why did you not say, ‘We should not repeat this- God forbid!- It is a monstrous slander’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And why not |
وَلَوْلَآ
(walawlā)
|
ل و ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| when |
إِذْ
(idh)
|
ا ذ |
Noun
Noun
|
| you heard it |
سَمِعْتُمُوهُ
(samiʿ'tumūhu)
|
س م ع |
Verb
V
|
| you said |
قُلْتُم
(qul'tum)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Not |
مَّا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| it is |
يَكُونُ
(yakūnu)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| for us |
لَنَآ
(lanā)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| that |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| we speak |
نَّتَكَلَّمَ
(natakallama)
|
ك ل م |
Verb
V
|
| of this |
بِهَٰذَا
(bihādhā)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| Glory be to You |
سُبْحَٰنَكَ
(sub'ḥānaka)
|
س ب ح |
Noun
Noun
|
| This |
هَٰذَا
(hādhā)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) a slander |
بُهْتَٰنٌ
(buh'tānun)
|
ب ه ت |
Noun
Noun
|
| great |
عَظِيمٌ
(ʿaẓīmun)
|
ع ظ م |
Noun
Noun
|