Quran 16:48: The Last Testament

Did they not see that what God has created, its shadow inclines to the right and the left prostrating to God, willingly?

16:48Verse 1963 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

اَوَلَمْ

awalam

Have not

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

Have not

Letter-by-letter reading

اَaaوَwaلَlaمْm

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA negative word with 2 attached parts

What this word is doing

“أَ” (ʾaa)This word asks a question, like “is?” or “do?”Corpus grammarINTG — prefixed intg particle.

“وَ” (wa)This is an extra supporting word used for Arabic grammar or emphasis.Corpus grammarSUP — prefixed sup particle.

“لَمْ” (lam)This means “not.” It makes the part that follows negative — here, it excludes the group or action named after it.Corpus grammarNEG — negative particle.