Quran 26:204: The Last Testament

Was it not their wish that Our punishment be hastened?

26:204Verse 3160 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

اَفَبِعَذَابِنَا

afabiʿadhābinā

So is it for Our punishment

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

So is it for Our punishment

Letter-by-letter reading

اَaaفَfaبِbiعَʿaذَdhaاāبِbiنَnaاā

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ROOTع ذ ب

WHAT THIS ISA naming word (a noun) with 4 attached parts

What this word is doing

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

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

“بِ” (bi)means “in / with / by.” It is a preposition: it links this word to the next word or phrase.Corpus grammarP — prefixed preposition.

“عَذَابِ” (ʿadhābi)means “So is it for Our punishment” in this verse. It is a noun. a naming word. Here it is masculine, genitive.Corpus grammarN — genitive noun.

“نَا” (nā)an attached pronoun meaning “we” or “us.”Corpus grammarPRON — first person plural attached pronoun.