Word Analysis — The Ant, The Ants 27:49
an-Naml · Verse 49 of 93
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
They said, ‘Swear by God: we shall attack this man and his household in the night, then say to his next of kin, “We did not witness the destruction of his household. We are telling the truth.”’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| They said |
قَالُوا۟
(qālū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Swear to each other |
تَقَاسَمُوا۟
(taqāsamū)
|
ق س م |
Verb
V
|
| by Allah |
بِٱللَّهِ
(bil-lahi)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| surely, we will attack him by night |
لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ
(lanubayyitannahu)
|
ب ي ت |
Verb
V
|
| and his family |
وَأَهْلَهُۥ
(wa-ahlahu)
|
أ ه ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| Then |
ثُمَّ
(thumma)
|
ث م |
Prep.
Prep
|
| we will surely say |
لَنَقُولَنَّ
(lanaqūlanna)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| to his heir |
لِوَلِيِّهِۦ
(liwaliyyihi)
|
و ل ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| Not |
مَا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| we witnessed |
شَهِدْنَا
(shahid'nā)
|
ش ه د |
Verb
V
|
| (the) destruction |
مَهْلِكَ
(mahlika)
|
ه ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) his family |
أَهْلِهِۦ
(ahlihi)
|
أ ه ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| and indeed, we |
وَإِنَّا
(wa-innā)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (are) surely truthful |
لَصَٰدِقُونَ
(laṣādiqūna)
|
ص د ق |
Noun
Noun
|