Friday, April 21, 2017

Quranic Syntax: The Noun-Adjective Combinations 3



Quranic Syntax: The Noun-Adjective Combinations 3

 Also Read: Quranic Syntax: The Noun-Adjective Combinations 1

The morphological data analysis of the Quran shows 3 types of Noun-Adjective patterns in general. The Third Noun-Adjective Combination is
{(Possessive) N-Pron} +( Det + Adj).
A well-known example can be found in the verse (7:16)

قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path

In Quranic Arabic, possessive combination achieves the status of definiteness, so it is followed by a definite adjective. Grammatical Case reference (NOMinative, ACCusative and GENitive) is given here for advanced learners.

(My heart-felt gratitude goes to Tom-S, Excel MVP, for his kind and quick help in Excel pattern analysis 3.)
Noun-Adjective
Meaning
Reference
Case
حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا
Our worldly life
6:29
NOM
آبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ
Our forefathers
37:17
NOM
رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Your most exalted lord
79:24
NOM
صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Your straight path
7:16
ACC
سِيرَتَهَا الْأُولَىٰ
its former condition
20:21
ACC
آبَاءَهُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
their forefathers
23:68
ACC
دِينَهُمُ الْحَقَّ
their just dues
24:25
ACC
عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ
your closest kindred
26:214
ACC
فَتَيَاتِكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
Your free, believing women
4:25
GEN
عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِينَ
Our chosen servants
12:24
GEN
ضَلَالِكَ الْقَدِيمِ
your old error
12:95
GEN
آيَاتِنَا الْكُبْرَى
Our greater signs
20:23
GEN
طَرِيقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَىٰ
your most exemplary way
20:63
GEN
آبَائِنَا الْأَوَّلِينَ
our forefathers
23:24
GEN
آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
your first forefathers
26:26
GEN
عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
His believing servants
27:15
GEN
عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Your righteous servants
27:19
GEN
عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Our believing servants
37:81
GEN
عِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Our servants, the messengers
37:171
GEN
رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيزِ
your Lord, the Exalted in Might
38:9
GEN
حَيَاتِكُمُ الدُّنْيَا
Your worldly life
46:20
GEN
رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ
your Lord, the Most Great
56:96
GEN
رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
your Lord, the Most High
87:1
GEN
رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
His Lord, the Most High
92:20
GEN