Word Analysis — Cattle, Livestock 6:156
al-An`am · Verse 156 of 165
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
lest you say, ‘Scriptures were only sent down to two communities before us: we were not aware of what they studied,’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lest |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you say |
تَقُولُوٓا۟
(taqūlū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Only |
إِنَّمَآ
(innamā)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| was revealed |
أُنزِلَ
(unzila)
|
ن ز ل |
Verb
V
|
| the Book |
ٱلْكِتَٰبُ
(l-kitābu)
|
ك ت ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| on |
عَلَىٰ
(ʿalā)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the two groups |
طَآئِفَتَيْنِ
(ṭāifatayni)
|
ط و ف |
Noun
Noun
|
| from |
مِن
(min)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| before us |
قَبْلِنَا
(qablinā)
|
ق ب ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| and indeed |
وَإِن
(wa-in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| we were |
كُنَّا
(kunnā)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| about |
عَن
(ʿan)
|
ع ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| their study |
دِرَاسَتِهِمْ
(dirāsatihim)
|
د ر س |
Noun
Noun
|
| certainly unaware |
لَغَٰفِلِينَ
(laghāfilīna)
|
غ ف ل |
Noun
Noun
|