Quran 11:68: The Last Testament

It is as if they never lived there. For Thamud rejected their Lord. There is no more Thamud.

11:68Verse 1550 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

كَاَنْ

ka-an

As if

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form أن. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

As if

Letter-by-letter reading

كَkaاَāaنْn

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA word with an identified role with one attached part

“كَ” (ka)means “like / as.” It is a preposition: it links this word to the next word or phrase.Corpus grammarP — prefixed preposition.

“أَن” (ʾaan)This word introduces a following clause, like “that” or “to.”Corpus grammarSUB — sub particle.