Quran 79:46: The Last Testament

For the day they see it, it will be as if they had remained an evening or half a day.

79:46Verse 5833 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

كَاَنَّهُمْ

ka-annahum

As though they

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

As though they

Letter-by-letter reading

كَkaاَāaنَّnnaهُhuمْm

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISAn emphasis word with one attached part

What this word is doing

“كَأَنَّ” (kaʾaanna)This is a word of emphasis. It means “indeed” or “certainly,” making the statement that follows stronger.Corpus grammarACC — accusative particle.

“هُمْ” (hum)an attached pronoun meaning “they” or “them.”Corpus grammarPRON — third person masculine plural attached pronoun.