Quran 8:47: The Last Testament

Do not be like those who came out from their homes to boast and to be seen by men, and they repel others away from the path of God. God surrounds of what they do.

8:47Verse 1214 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَلَا

walā

And (do) not

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And (do) not

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaلَlaاā

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA prohibition with one attached part

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).

“لَا” (lā)This word gives a prohibition: it means “do not.”Corpus grammarPRO — pro particle.