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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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We have destroyed many a community that once revelled in its wanton wealth and easy living: since then their dwelling places have barely been inhabited- We are the only heir

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
And how many	وَكَمْ (wakam)	ك م	Noun Noun
We have destroyed	أَهْلَكْنَا (ahlaknā)	ه ل ك	Verb V
of	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
a town	قَرْيَةٍۭ (qaryatin)	ق ر ي	Noun Noun
which exulted	بَطِرَتْ (baṭirat)	ب ط ر	Verb V
(in) its means of livelihood	مَعِيشَتَهَا (maʿīshatahā)	ع ي ش	Noun Noun
And these	فَتِلْكَ (fatil'ka)	ذ ل ك	Noun Noun
(are) their dwellings	مَسَٰكِنُهُمْ (masākinuhum)	س ك ن	Noun Noun
not	لَمْ (lam)	ل م	Prep. Prep
have been inhabited	تُسْكَن (tus'kan)	س ك ن	Verb V
after them	مِّنۢ (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
after them	بَعْدِهِمْ (baʿdihim)	ب ع د	Noun Noun
except	إِلَّا (illā)	إ ل ا	Prep. Prep
a little	قَلِيلًا (qalīlan)	ق ل ل	Noun Noun
And indeed, [We]	وَكُنَّا (wakunnā)	ك و ن	Verb V
We	نَحْنُ (naḥnu)	—	Noun Noun
(are) the inheritors	ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ (l-wārithīna)	و ر ث	Noun Noun

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Word Analysis — The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:58

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis