Quran 39:16: The Last Testament

They will have coverings of fire from above them and below them. It is as such that God makes His servants fearful: "O My servants, you shall reverence Me."

39:16Verse 4109 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

لَهُمْ

lahum

For them

General Arabic dictionary

Look up the underlying word هم, without attached prefixes or suffixes.

Meaning in this ayah

For them

Letter-by-letter reading

لَlaهُhuمْm

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA person word, like “I,” “you,” or “they” with one attached part

What this word is doing

“لَ” (la)means “no / not.” It is a preposition: it links this word to the next word or phrase.Corpus grammarP — prefixed preposition.

“هُم” (hum)a pronoun meaning “they” or “them.”Corpus grammarPRON — third person masculine plural pronoun.