Ayah an-Nisa` (Women) 4:11 Word for Word at IslamAwakened.com

yūṣīkumu

Instructs you

V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) imperfect verb + PRON – 2nd person masculine plural possessive pronoun kum

Root Link: و ص ى

l-lahu

Allah

PN – nominative proper noun

Root Link: ا ل ه

fī

concerning

P – preposition

Root Link: ف ى

awlādikum

your children

N – genitive masculine plural noun + PRON – 2nd person masculine plural possessive pronoun kum

Root Link: و ل د

lildhakari

for the male

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

Root Link: ذ ك ر

mith'lu

like

N – nominative masculine noun

Root Link: م ث ل

ḥaẓẓi

(the) portion

N – genitive masculine noun

Root Link: ح ظ ظ

l-unthayayni

(of) two females

DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive feminine dual noun

Root Link: ا ن ث

fa-in

But if

REM – prefixed resumption particle fa + COND – conditional particle

Root Link: ا ن

kunna

there are

V – 3rd person feminine plural perfect verb + PRON – subject pronoun na

Root Link: ك و ن

nisāan

(only) women

N – accusative feminine plural indefinite noun

Root Link: ن س و

fawqa

more (than)

LOC – accusative masculine location adverb

Root Link: ف و ق

ith'natayni

two

N – genitive feminine dual noun

Root Link: ث ن ى

falahunna

then for them

RSLT – prefixed result particle fa + P – prefixed preposition lam + PRON – 3rd person feminine plural personal pronoun hunna

Root Link: ل

thuluthā

two thirds

N – nominative masculine dual noun

Root Link: ث ل ث

mā

(of) what

REL – relative pronoun

Root Link: م ا

taraka

he left

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ت ر ك

wa-in

And if

CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + COND – conditional particle

Root Link: ا ن

kānat

(there) is

V – 3rd person feminine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ك و ن

wāḥidatan

(only) one

N – accusative feminine indefinite noun

Root Link: و ح د

falahā

then for her

RSLT – prefixed result particle fa + P – prefixed preposition lam + PRON – 3rd person feminine singular personal pronoun ha

Root Link: ل

l-niṣ'fu

(is) half

DET – determiner prefix al + N – nominative masculine noun

Root Link: ن ص ف

wali-abawayhi

And for his parents

CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + P – prefixed preposition lam + N – genitive masculine dual noun + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha

Root Link: ا ب و

likulli

for each

P – prefixed preposition lam + N – genitive masculine noun

Root Link: ك ل ل

wāḥidin

one

N – genitive masculine singular indefinite noun

Root Link: و ح د

min'humā

of them

P – preposition + PRON – 3rd person dual object pronoun huma

Root Link: م ن

l-sudusu

a sixth

DET – determiner prefix al + N – nominative masculine noun

Root Link: س د س

mimmā

of what

P – preposition + REL – relative pronoun

Root Link: م م ا

taraka

(is) left

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ت ر ك

in

if

COND – conditional particle

Root Link: ا ن

kāna

is

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ك و ن

lahu

for him

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

Root Link: ل

waladun

a child

N – nominative masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: و ل د

fa-in

But if

REM – prefixed resumption particle fa + COND – conditional particle

Root Link: ا ن

lam

not

NEG – negative particle

Root Link: ل م

yakun

is

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

Root Link: ك و ن

lahu

for him

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

Root Link: ل

waladun

any child

N – nominative masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: و ل د

wawarithahu

and inherit[ed] him

REM – prefixed resumption particle wa + V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha

Root Link: و ر ث

abawāhu

his parents

N – nominative masculine dual noun + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha

Root Link: ا ب و

fali-ummihi

then for his mother

RSLT – prefixed result particle fa + P – prefixed preposition lam + N – genitive feminine singular noun + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha

Root Link: ا م م

l-thuluthu

(is) one third

DET – determiner prefix al + N – nominative masculine noun

Root Link: ث ل ث

fa-in

And if

REM – prefixed resumption particle fa + COND – conditional particle

Root Link: ا ن

kāna

are

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ك و ن

lahu

for him

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

Root Link: ل

ikh'watun

brothers and sisters

N – nominative plural indefinite noun

Root Link: ا خ و

fali-ummihi

then for his mother

RSLT – prefixed result particle fa + P – prefixed preposition lam + N – genitive feminine singular noun + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha

Root Link: ا م م

l-sudusu

(is) the sixth

DET – determiner prefix al + N – nominative masculine noun

Root Link: س د س

min

from

P – preposition

Root Link: م ن

baʿdi

after

N – genitive noun

Root Link: ب ع د

waṣiyyatin

any will

N – genitive feminine indefinite noun

Root Link: و ص ى

yūṣī

he has made

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

Root Link: و ص ى

bihā

[of which]

P – prefixed preposition bi + PRON – 3rd person feminine singular personal pronoun ha

Root Link: ب

aw

or

CONJ – coordinating conjunction

Root Link: ا و

daynin

any debt

N – genitive masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: د ى ن

ābāukum

Your parents

N – nominative masculine plural noun + PRON – 2nd person masculine plural possessive pronoun kum

Root Link: ا ب و

wa-abnāukum

and your children

CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + N – nominative masculine plural noun + PRON – 2nd person masculine plural possessive pronoun kum

Root Link: ب ن و

lā

not

NEG – negative particle

Root Link: ل ا

tadrūna

you know

V – 2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb + PRON – subject pronoun una

Root Link: د ر ى

ayyuhum

which of them

INTG – nominative interrogative noun + PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun Ha

Root Link: ا ى ى

aqrabu

(is) nearer

N – nominative masculine singular noun

Root Link: ق ر ب

lakum

to you

P – prefixed preposition lam + PRON – 2nd person masculine plural personal pronoun kum

Root Link: ل

nafʿan

(in) benefit

N – accusative masculine indefinite noun

Root Link: ن ف ع

farīḍatan

An obligation

N – accusative feminine indefinite noun

Root Link: ف ر ض

mina

from

P – preposition

Root Link: م ن

l-lahi

Allah

PN – genitive proper noun

Root Link: ا ل ه

inna

Indeed

ACC – accusative particle inna

Root Link: ا ن ن

l-laha

Allah

PN – accusative proper noun

Root Link: ا ل ه

kāna

is

V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb

Root Link: ك و ن

ʿalīman

All-Knowing

N – accusative masculine singular indefinite noun

Root Link: ع ل م

ḥakīman

All-Wise

ADJ – accusative masculine singular indefinite adjective

Root Link: ح ك م

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