Quran 91:5: The Last Testament

The sky and what He built.

Translation endnotes

[91:1-9] For the function of oaths in the Quran, see 89:5.

91:5Verse 6135 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَالسَّمَٓاءِ

wal-samāi

And the heaven

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And the heaven

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaاāلlسَّssaمَmaٓٓاāءِʾi

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ROOTس م و

WHAT THIS ISA naming word (a noun) with 2 attached parts

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).

“ال” (al)the Arabic equivalent of “the.” It makes the following noun specific.Corpus grammarDET — prefixed definite article.

“سَّمَاءِ” (ssamāʾi)means “And the heaven” in this verse. It is a noun. a naming word. Here it is feminine, genitive.Corpus grammarN — genitive noun.