Word Analysis — The Spoils of War 8:31
al-Anfal · Verse 31 of 75
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
Whenever Our Revelation is recited to them they say, ‘We have heard all this before- we could say something like this if we wanted- this is nothing but ancient fables.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And when |
وَإِذَا
(wa-idhā)
|
إ ذ ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| are recited |
تُتْلَىٰ
(tut'lā)
|
ت ل و |
Verb
V
|
| to them |
عَلَيْهِمْ
(ʿalayhim)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Our Verses |
ءَايَٰتُنَا
(āyātunā)
|
أ ي ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| they say |
قَالُوا۟
(qālū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Verily |
قَدْ
(qad)
|
ق د |
Prep.
Prep
|
| we have heard |
سَمِعْنَا
(samiʿ'nā)
|
س م ع |
Verb
V
|
| if |
لَوْ
(law)
|
ل و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| we wish |
نَشَآءُ
(nashāu)
|
ش ي أ |
Verb
V
|
| surely, we could say |
لَقُلْنَا
(laqul'nā)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| like |
مِثْلَ
(mith'la)
|
م ث ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| this |
هَٰذَآ
(hādhā)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| Not |
إِنْ
(in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| is this |
هَٰذَآ
(hādhā)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| but |
إِلَّآ
(illā)
|
إ ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| tales |
أَسَٰطِيرُ
(asāṭīru)
|
س ط ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) the former (people) |
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
(l-awalīna)
|
أ و ل |
Noun
Noun
|