Word Analysis — The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:4
al-A`raf · Verse 4 of 206
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
How many towns We have destroyed! Our punishment came to them by night or while they slept in the afternoon
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And how many |
وَكَم
(wakam)
|
ك م |
Noun
Noun
|
| of |
مِّن
(min)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| a city |
قَرْيَةٍ
(qaryatin)
|
ق ر ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| We destroyed it |
أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا
(ahlaknāhā)
|
ه ل ك |
Verb
V
|
| and came to it |
فَجَآءَهَا
(fajāahā)
|
ج ي أ |
Verb
V
|
| Our punishment |
بَأْسُنَا
(basunā)
|
ب أ س |
Noun
Noun
|
| (at) night |
بَيَٰتًا
(bayātan)
|
ب ي ت |
Noun
Noun
|
| or |
أَوْ
(aw)
|
ا و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (while) they |
هُمْ
(hum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| were sleeping at noon |
قَآئِلُونَ
(qāilūna)
|
ق ي ل |
Noun
Noun
|