Quran 36:35: The Last Testament

So that they may eat from its fruits, and what they manufacture with their own hands. Would they be thankful?

36:35Verse 3773 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

لِيَأْكُلُوا

liyakulū

That they may eat

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

That they may eat

Letter-by-letter reading

لِliيَyaأْʾaكُkuلُluوwاā

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ROOTا ك ل

WHAT THIS ISAn action or state word (a verb) with 2 attached parts

What this word is doing

“لِ” (li)This prefix expresses purpose, like “in order to.”Corpus grammarPRP — prefixed prp particle.

“يَأْكُلُ” (yaʾakulu)means “That they may eat” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is imperfect verb, third person — masculine — plural, a dependent form.Corpus grammarV — third person masculine plural subjunctive imperfect verb.

“وا” (wā)an attached pronoun meaning “they” or “them.”Corpus grammarPRON — third person masculine plural subject pronoun.