Ayah al-Baqarah (The Cow) 2:259 Word for Word at IslamAwakened.com

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CONJ – coordinating conjunction

Root Link: ا و

ka-alladhī

like the one who

P – prefixed preposition ka + REL – masculine singular relative pronoun

Root Link: ا ل ل ذ

marra

passed

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: م ر ر

ʿalā

P – preposition

Root Link: ع ل ى

qaryatin

a township

N – genitive feminine indefinite noun

Root Link: ق ر ى

wahiya

and it

CIRC – prefixed circumstantial particle wa + PRON – 3rd person feminine singular personal pronoun hiya

Root Link: ه ى

khāwiyatun

(had) overturned

N – nominative feminine indefinite active participle

Root Link: خ و ى

ʿalā

P – preposition

Root Link: ع ل ى

ʿurūshihā

its roofs

N – genitive masculine plural noun + PRON – 3rd person feminine singular object pronoun ha

Root Link: ع ر ش

qāla

He said

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ق و ل

annā

How

INTG – interrogative noun

Root Link: ا ن ن ى

yuḥ'yī

(will) bring to life

V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) imperfect verb

Root Link: ح ى ى

hādhihi

this (town)

DEM – feminine singular demonstrative pronoun

Root Link: ه ا ذ

l-lahu

Allah

PN – nominative proper noun

Root Link: ا ل ه

baʿda

after

T – accusative time adverb

Root Link: ب ع د

mawtihā

its death

N – genitive masculine noun + PRON – 3rd person feminine singular object pronoun ha

Root Link: م و ت

fa-amātahu

Then he was made to die

CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and) + V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) perfect verb + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha

Root Link: م و ت

l-lahu

(by) Allah

PN – nominative proper noun

Root Link: ا ل ه

mi-ata

(for) a hundred

N – accusative feminine noun

Root Link: م ا ى

ʿāmin

year(s)

N – genitive masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: ع و م

thumma

then

CONJ – coordinating conjunction

Root Link: ث م م

baʿathahu

He raised him

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha

Root Link: ب ع ث

qāla

He said

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ق و ل

kam

How long

INTG – interrogative noun

Root Link: ك م

labith'ta

(have) you remained

V – 2nd person masculine singular perfect verb + PRON – subject pronoun ta

Root Link: ل ب ث

qāla

He said

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ق و ل

labith'tu

I remained

V – 1st person singular perfect verb + PRON – subject pronoun tu

Root Link: ل ب ث

yawman

(for) a day

N – accusative masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: ى و م

CONJ – coordinating conjunction

Root Link: ا و

baʿḍa

a part

N – accusative masculine noun

Root Link: ب ع ض

yawmin

(of) a day

N – genitive masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: ى و م

qāla

He said

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ق و ل

bal

Nay

RET – retraction particle

Root Link: ب ل

labith'ta

you (have) remained

V – 2nd person masculine singular perfect verb + PRON – subject pronoun ta

Root Link: ل ب ث

mi-ata

one hundred

N – accusative feminine noun

Root Link: م ا ى

ʿāmin

year(s)

N – genitive masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: ع و م

fa-unẓur

Then look

REM – prefixed resumption particle fa + V – 2nd person masculine singular imperative verb

Root Link: ن ظ ر

ilā

P – preposition

Root Link: ا ل ى

ṭaʿāmika

your food

N – genitive masculine noun + PRON – 2nd person masculine singular object pronoun ka

Root Link: ط ع م

washarābika

and your drink

CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + N – genitive masculine noun + PRON – 2nd person masculine singular object pronoun ka

Root Link: ش ر ب

lam

(they did) not

NEG – negative particle

Root Link: ل م

yatasannah

change with time

V – 3rd person masculine singular (form V) imperfect verb, jussive mood

Root Link: س ن ه

wa-unẓur

and look

CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + V – 2nd person masculine singular imperative verb

Root Link: ن ظ ر

ilā

P – preposition

Root Link: ا ل ى

ḥimārika

your donkey

N – genitive masculine noun + PRON – 2nd person masculine singular object pronoun ka

Root Link: ح م ر

walinajʿalaka

and We will make you

REM – prefixed resumption particle wa + PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lam + V – 1st person plural imperfect verb, subjunctive mood + PRON – 2nd person masculine singular object pronoun ka

Root Link: ج ع ل

āyatan

a sign

N – accusative feminine singular indefinite noun

Root Link: ا ى ا

lilnnāsi

for the people

P – prefixed preposition lam + DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive masculine plural noun

Root Link: ن و س

wa-unẓur

And look

CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + V – 2nd person masculine singular imperative verb

Root Link: ن ظ ر

ilā

P – preposition

Root Link: ا ل ى

l-ʿiẓāmi

the bones

DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive masculine plural noun

Root Link: ع ظ م

kayfa

how

INTG – interrogative noun

Root Link: ك ى ف

nunshizuhā

We raise them

V – 1st person plural (form IV) imperfect verb + PRON – 3rd person feminine singular object pronoun ha

Root Link: ن ش ز

thumma

then

CONJ – coordinating conjunction

Root Link: ث م م

naksūhā

We cover them

V – 1st person plural imperfect verb + PRON – 3rd person feminine singular object pronoun ha

Root Link: ك س و

laḥman

(with) flesh

N – accusative masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: ل ح م

falammā

Then when

REM – prefixed resumption particle fa + T – time adverb

Root Link: ل م م ا

tabayyana

became clear

V – 3rd person masculine singular (form V) perfect verb

Root Link: ب ى ن

lahu

to him

P – prefixed preposition lam + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular personal pronoun hu

Root Link: ل

qāla

he said

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ق و ل

aʿlamu

I know

V – 1st person singular imperfect verb

Root Link: ع ل م

anna

that

ACC – accusative particle anna

Root Link: ا ن ن

l-laha

Allah

PN – accusative proper noun

Root Link: ا ل ه

ʿalā

(is) on

P – preposition

Root Link: ع ل ى

kulli

every

N – genitive masculine noun

Root Link: ك ل ل

shayin

thing

N – genitive masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: ش ى ء

qadīrun

All-Powerful

N – nominative masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: ق د ر

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James Ada's concordance work; his research can be found at www.organizedQuran.com
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The work of Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh and Ms. Kausar Khatri; their work is here The Glorious Quran Word-for-Word Translation to facilitate learning of Quranic Arabic

The Easy Dictionary of the Qur'an by Shaikh Abdul Karim Parekh

And of course Lane's Lexicon: An Arabic-English Lexicon: Derived From the Best and the Most Copious Eastern Sources by Edward William Lane