Word Analysis — Cattle, Livestock 6:143
al-An`am · Verse 143 of 165
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
[God gave you] eight animals, in [four] pairs: a pair of sheep and a pair of goats- ask them [Prophet], ‘Has He forbidden the two males, the two females, or the young in the wombs of the two females? Tell me based on knowledge if you are telling the truth.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eight |
ثَمَٰنِيَةَ
(thamāniyata)
|
ث م ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| pairs |
أَزْوَٰجٍ
(azwājin)
|
ز و ج |
Noun
Noun
|
| of |
مِّنَ
(mina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the sheep |
ٱلضَّأْنِ
(l-ḍani)
|
ض أ ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| two |
ٱثْنَيْنِ
(ith'nayni)
|
ث ن ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| and of |
وَمِنَ
(wamina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the goats |
ٱلْمَعْزِ
(l-maʿzi)
|
م ع ز |
Noun
Noun
|
| two |
ٱثْنَيْنِ
(ith'nayni)
|
ث ن ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| Say |
قُلْ
(qul)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| (Are) the two males |
ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ
(āldhakarayni)
|
ذ ك ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| He has forbidden |
حَرَّمَ
(ḥarrama)
|
ح ر م |
Verb
V
|
| or |
أَمِ
(ami)
|
ا م |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the two females |
ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ
(l-unthayayni)
|
أ ن ث |
Noun
Noun
|
| or what |
أَمَّا
(ammā)
|
ا م |
Prep.
Prep
|
| contains |
ٱشْتَمَلَتْ
(ish'tamalat)
|
ش م ل |
Verb
V
|
| [in it] |
عَلَيْهِ
(ʿalayhi)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (the) wombs |
أَرْحَامُ
(arḥāmu)
|
ر ح م |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) the two females |
ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ
(l-unthayayni)
|
أ ن ث |
Noun
Noun
|
| Inform me |
نَبِّـُٔونِى
(nabbiūnī)
|
ن ب أ |
Verb
V
|
| with knowledge |
بِعِلْمٍ
(biʿil'min)
|
ع ل م |
Noun
Noun
|
| if |
إِن
(in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you are |
كُنتُمْ
(kuntum)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| truthful |
صَٰدِقِينَ
(ṣādiqīna)
|
ص د ق |
Noun
Noun
|