Word Analysis — The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:40
al-Imran · Verse 40 of 200
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
He said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a son when I am so old and my wife is barren?’ [An angel] said, ‘It will be so: God does whatever He will.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| He said |
قَالَ
(qāla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| My Lord |
رَبِّ
(rabbi)
|
ر ب ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| how |
أَنَّىٰ
(annā)
|
أ ن ى |
Noun
Noun
|
| can (there) be |
يَكُونُ
(yakūnu)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| for me |
لِى
(lī)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| a son |
غُلَٰمٌ
(ghulāmun)
|
غ ل م |
Noun
Noun
|
| and verily |
وَقَدْ
(waqad)
|
ق د |
Prep.
Prep
|
| has reached me |
بَلَغَنِىَ
(balaghaniya)
|
ب ل غ |
Verb
V
|
| [the] old age |
ٱلْكِبَرُ
(l-kibaru)
|
ك ب ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| and my wife |
وَٱمْرَأَتِى
(wa-im'ra-atī)
|
م ر أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) [a] barren |
عَاقِرٌ
(ʿāqirun)
|
ع ق ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| He said |
قَالَ
(qāla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Thus |
كَذَٰلِكَ
(kadhālika)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهُ
(l-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| does |
يَفْعَلُ
(yafʿalu)
|
ف ع ل |
Verb
V
|
| what |
مَا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| He wills |
يَشَآءُ
(yashāu)
|
ش ي أ |
Verb
V
|