Surah An-Nisaaسُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ

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۞ وَلَكُمْ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزْوَٰجُكُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُنَّ وَلَدٌۭ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٌۭ فَلَكُمُ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْنَ ۚ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍۢ يُوصِينَ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍۢ ۚ وَلَهُنَّ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّكُمْ وَلَدٌۭ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ وَلَدٌۭ فَلَهُنَّ ٱلثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُم ۚ مِّنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍۢ تُوصُونَ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍۢ ۗ وَإِن كَانَ رَجُلٌۭ يُورَثُ كَلَٰلَةً أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةٌۭ وَلَهُۥٓ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌۭ فَلِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٍۢ مِّنْهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ ۚ فَإِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَكْثَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ فَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فِى ٱلثُّلُثِ ۚ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍۢ يُوصَىٰ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ غَيْرَ مُضَآرٍّۢ ۚ وَصِيَّةًۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌۭ
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Grammar & iʿrāb

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Verse syntax (4:12)

Syntax & morphology

#ArabicTranslationEnglish syntaxArabic iʿrāb
1وَلَكُمْ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
2نِصْفُ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
3مَا—N – nounاسم مرفوع
4تَرَكَ—V – past form 1 verbفعل ماض
5أَزْوَٰجُكُمْ—N – nominative nounاسم مرفوع
6إِن—P – particleحرف
7لَّمْ—P – particleحرف
8يَكُن—V – imperfect form 1 verbفعل مضارع
9لَّهُنَّ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
10وَلَدٌ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
11فَإِن—P – particleحرف
12كَانَ—V – past form 1 verbفعل ماض
13لَهُنَّ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
14وَلَدٌ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
15فَلَكُمُ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
16ٱلرُّبُعُ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
17مِمَّا—P – particleحرف
18تَرَكْنَ—V – past form 1 verbفعل ماض
19مِنۢ—P – particleحرف
20بَعْدِ—N – genitive nounاسم مجرور
21وَصِيَّةٍ—N – genitive feminine nounاسم مجرور
22يُوصِينَ—V – imperfect form 4 verbفعل مضارع
23بِهَآ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
24أَوْ—P – particleحرف
25دَيْنٍ—N – genitive masculine nounاسم مجرور
26وَلَهُنَّ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
27ٱلرُّبُعُ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
28مِمَّا—P – particleحرف
29تَرَكْتُمْ—V – past form 1 verbفعل ماض
30إِن—P – particleحرف
31لَّمْ—P – particleحرف
32يَكُن—V – imperfect form 1 verbفعل مضارع
33لَّكُمْ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
34وَلَدٌ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
35فَإِن—P – particleحرف
36كَانَ—V – past form 1 verbفعل ماض
37لَكُمْ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
38وَلَدٌ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
39فَلَهُنَّ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
40ٱلثُّمُنُ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
41مِمَّا—P – particleحرف
42تَرَكْتُم—V – past form 1 verbفعل ماض
43مِّنۢ—P – particleحرف
44بَعْدِ—N – genitive nounاسم مجرور
45وَصِيَّةٍ—N – genitive feminine nounاسم مجرور
46تُوصُونَ—V – imperfect form 4 verbفعل مضارع
47بِهَآ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
48أَوْ—P – particleحرف
49دَيْنٍ—N – genitive masculine nounاسم مجرور
50وَإِن—P – particleحرف
51كَانَ—V – past form 1 verbفعل ماض
52رَجُلٌ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
53يُورَثُ—V – imperfect form 1 verbفعل مضارع
54كَلَٰلَةً—N – accusative feminine nounاسم منصوب
55أَوِ—P – particleحرف
56ٱمْرَأَةٌ—N – nominative feminine nounاسم مرفوع
57وَلَهُۥٓ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
58أَخٌ—N – nominative nounاسم مرفوع
59أَوْ—P – particleحرف
60أُخْتٌ—N – nominative nounاسم مرفوع
61فَلِكُلِّ—N – genitive masculine nounاسم مجرور
62وَٰحِدٍ—N – genitive nounاسم مجرور
63مِّنْهُمَا—P – particleحرف
64ٱلسُّدُسُ—N – nominative masculine nounاسم مرفوع
65فَإِن—P – particleحرف
66كَانُوٓا۟—V – past form 1 verbفعل ماض
67أَكْثَرَ—N – accusative nounاسم منصوب
68مِن—P – particleحرف
69ذَٰلِكَ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
70فَهُمْ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
71شُرَكَآءُ—N – nominative nounاسم مرفوع
72فِى—P – particleحرف
73ٱلثُّلُثِ—N – genitive masculine nounاسم مجرور
74مِنۢ—P – particleحرف
75بَعْدِ—N – genitive nounاسم مجرور
76وَصِيَّةٍ—N – genitive feminine nounاسم مجرور
77يُوصَىٰ—V – imperfect form 4 verbفعل مضارع
78بِهَآ—N – nounاسم مرفوع
79أَوْ—P – particleحرف
80دَيْنٍ—N – genitive masculine nounاسم مجرور
81غَيْرَ—N – accusative masculine nounاسم منصوب
82مُضَآرٍّ—N – genitive masculine form 3 nounاسم مجرور
83وَصِيَّةً—N – accusative feminine nounاسم منصوب
84مِّنَ—P – particleحرف
85ٱللَّهِ—N – genitive nounاسم مجرور
86وَٱللَّهُ—N – nominative nounاسم مرفوع
87عَلِيمٌ—N – nominative nounاسم مرفوع
88حَلِيمٌ—ADJ – nominative adjectiveصفة مرفوعة

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Morphology data from the Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds).

Word-by-Word Analysis

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1

وَلَكُمْ

Noun
2

نِصْفُ

Noun
3

مَا

Noun
4

تَرَكَ

Verb
5

أَزْوَٰجُكُمْ

Noun
6

إِن

Particle
7

لَّمْ

Particle
8

يَكُن

Verb
9

لَّهُنَّ

Noun
10

وَلَدٌ

Noun
11

فَإِن

Particle
12

كَانَ

Verb
13

لَهُنَّ

Noun
14

وَلَدٌ

Noun
15

فَلَكُمُ

Noun
16

ٱلرُّبُعُ

Noun
17

مِمَّا

Particle
18

تَرَكْنَ

Verb
19

مِنۢ

Particle
20

بَعْدِ

Noun
21

وَصِيَّةٍ

Noun
22

يُوصِينَ

Verb
23

بِهَآ

Noun
24

أَوْ

Particle
25

دَيْنٍ

Noun
26

وَلَهُنَّ

Noun
27

ٱلرُّبُعُ

Noun
28

مِمَّا

Particle
29

تَرَكْتُمْ

Verb
30

إِن

Particle
31

لَّمْ

Particle
32

يَكُن

Verb
33

لَّكُمْ

Noun
34

وَلَدٌ

Noun
35

فَإِن

Particle
36

كَانَ

Verb
37

لَكُمْ

Noun
38

وَلَدٌ

Noun
39

فَلَهُنَّ

Noun
40

ٱلثُّمُنُ

Noun
41

مِمَّا

Particle
42

تَرَكْتُم

Verb
43

مِّنۢ

Particle
44

بَعْدِ

Noun
45

وَصِيَّةٍ

Noun
46

تُوصُونَ

Verb
47

بِهَآ

Noun
48

أَوْ

Particle
49

دَيْنٍ

Noun
50

وَإِن

Particle
51

كَانَ

Verb
52

رَجُلٌ

Noun
53

يُورَثُ

Verb
54

كَلَٰلَةً

Noun
55

أَوِ

Particle
56

ٱمْرَأَةٌ

Noun
57

وَلَهُۥٓ

Noun
58

أَخٌ

Noun
59

أَوْ

Particle
60

أُخْتٌ

Noun
61

فَلِكُلِّ

Noun
62

وَٰحِدٍ

Noun
63

مِّنْهُمَا

Particle
64

ٱلسُّدُسُ

Noun
65

فَإِن

Particle
66

كَانُوٓا۟

Verb
67

أَكْثَرَ

Noun
68

مِن

Particle
69

ذَٰلِكَ

Noun
70

فَهُمْ

Noun
71

شُرَكَآءُ

Noun
72

فِى

Particle
73

ٱلثُّلُثِ

Noun
74

مِنۢ

Particle
75

بَعْدِ

Noun
76

وَصِيَّةٍ

Noun
77

يُوصَىٰ

Verb
78

بِهَآ

Noun
79

أَوْ

Particle
80

دَيْنٍ

Noun
81

غَيْرَ

Noun
82

مُضَآرٍّ

Noun
83

وَصِيَّةً

Noun
84

مِّنَ

Particle
85

ٱللَّهِ

Noun
86

وَٱللَّهُ

Noun
87

عَلِيمٌ

Noun
88

حَلِيمٌ

Adjective

Morphology data from the Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds).

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