Quran 90:3: The Last Testament

A father and what he begets.

Translation endnotes

[90:1-4] For the function of oaths in the Quran, see 89:5.

90:3Verse 6112 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَوَالِدٍ

wawālidin

And the begetter

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And the begetter

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaوَwaاāلِliدٍdin

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ROOTو ل د

WHAT THIS ISA naming word (a noun) 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).

“وَالِدٍ” (wālidin)means “And the begetter” in this verse. It is a noun. a naming word. Here it is not specific, genitive.Corpus grammarN — genitive indefinite noun.