Quran 2:241: The Last Testament

For the divorced women compensation is an obligation upon the conscientious.

2:241Verse 249 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَلِلْمُطَلَّقَاتِ

walil'muṭallaqāti

And for the divorced women

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And for the divorced women

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaلِliلْlمُmuطَṭaلَّllaقَqaاāتِti

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ROOTط ل ق

WHAT THIS ISA naming word (a noun) with 3 attached parts

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)This word resumes the flow after a pause or change in thought.Corpus grammarREM — prefixed rem particle.

“لِ” (li)means “for / to.” It is a preposition: it links this word to the next word or phrase.Corpus grammarP — prefixed preposition.

“لْ” (l)the Arabic equivalent of “the.” It makes the following noun specific.Corpus grammarDET — prefixed definite article.

“مُطَلَّقَٰتِ” (muṭallaqāti)means “And for the divorced women” in this verse. It is a noun form. a word describing a doer or an action in progress. Its opening “mu-” is part of this word pattern, not a separate added word.Corpus grammarN — feminine plural genitive passive noun.