Surah Al-A'raafسُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ
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Grammar & iʿrāb
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Verse syntax (7:20)
Syntax & morphology
| # | Arabic | Translation | English syntax | Arabic iʿrāb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَوَسْوَسَ | — | V – past form 1 verb | فعل ماض |
| 2 | لَهُمَا | — | N – noun | اسم مرفوع |
| 3 | ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ | — | N – nominative masculine noun | اسم مرفوع |
| 4 | لِيُبْدِىَ | — | V – imperfect form 4 verb | فعل مضارع |
| 5 | لَهُمَا | — | N – noun | اسم مرفوع |
| 6 | مَا | — | N – noun | اسم مرفوع |
| 7 | وُۥرِىَ | — | V – past form 3 verb | فعل ماض |
| 8 | عَنْهُمَا | — | P – particle | حرف |
| 9 | مِن | — | P – particle | حرف |
| 10 | سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا | — | N – genitive noun | اسم مجرور |
| 11 | وَقَالَ | — | V – past form 1 verb | فعل ماض |
| 12 | مَا | — | P – particle | حرف |
| 13 | نَهَىٰكُمَا | — | V – past form 1 verb | فعل ماض |
| 14 | رَبُّكُمَا | — | N – nominative masculine noun | اسم مرفوع |
| 15 | عَنْ | — | P – particle | حرف |
| 16 | هَٰذِهِ | — | N – noun | اسم مرفوع |
| 17 | ٱلشَّجَرَةِ | — | N – genitive feminine noun | اسم مجرور |
| 18 | إِلَّآ | — | P – particle | حرف |
| 19 | أَن | — | P – particle | حرف |
| 20 | تَكُونَا | — | V – imperfect form 1 verb | فعل مضارع |
| 21 | مَلَكَيْنِ | — | N – accusative noun | اسم منصوب |
| 22 | أَوْ | — | P – particle | حرف |
| 23 | تَكُونَا | — | V – imperfect form 1 verb | فعل مضارع |
| 24 | مِنَ | — | P – particle | حرف |
| 25 | ٱلْخَٰلِدِينَ | — | N – genitive form 1 noun | اسم مجرور |
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Morphology data from the Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds).
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فَوَسْوَسَ
لَهُمَا
ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ
لِيُبْدِىَ
لَهُمَا
مَا
وُۥرِىَ
عَنْهُمَا
مِن
سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا
وَقَالَ
مَا
نَهَىٰكُمَا
رَبُّكُمَا
عَنْ
هَٰذِهِ
ٱلشَّجَرَةِ
إِلَّآ
أَن
تَكُونَا
مَلَكَيْنِ
أَوْ
تَكُونَا
مِنَ
ٱلْخَٰلِدِينَ
Morphology data from the Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds).
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