Quran 20:129: The Last Testament

Had it not been for a word already given by your Lord, they would have been held to account immediately.

20:129Verse 2495 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَلَوْلَا

walawlā

And if not

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And if not

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaلَlaوْwلَlaاā

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

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

“لَوْلَا” (lawlā)This word introduces a condition, like “if.”Corpus grammarCOND — cond particle.