Quran 17:29: The Last Testament

Do not make your hand stingy by holding it to your neck, nor shall you make it fully open so you become in despair and regret.

17:29Verse 2073 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَلَا

walā

And (do) not

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And (do) not

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaلَlaاā

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA negative word with one attached part

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)a joining word meaning “and.” It connects this word to what came before.Corpus grammarCONJ — prefixed conjunction wa (and).

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