Quran 36:38: The Last Testament

The sun runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable.

36:38Verse 3776 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَالشَّمْسُ

wal-shamsu

And the sun

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And the sun

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaاāلlشَّshshaمْmسُsu

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ROOTش م س

WHAT THIS ISA naming word (a noun) with 2 attached parts

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).

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

“شَّمْسُ” (shamsu)means “And the sun” in this verse. It is a noun. a naming word. Here it is feminine, nominative.Corpus grammarN — nominative noun.