Quran 51:52: The Last Testament

Likewise, when a messenger went to those before them, they said, "A magician, or crazy."

51:52Verse 4774 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

كَذٰلِكَ

kadhālika

Likewise

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

Likewise

Letter-by-letter reading

كَkaذٰdhāلِliكَka

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA pointing word, like “this” or “those” with one attached part

What this word is doing

“كَ” (ka)means “like / as.” It is a preposition: it links this word to the next word or phrase.Corpus grammarP — prefixed preposition.

“ذَٰلِكَ” (dhālika)means “Likewise” in this verse. its meaning is included in the full word gloss above.Corpus grammarDEM — masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.