Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 40
originally ]ô á $ or is a derivative from ]ô á $. With Õ ø prefixed to it is a particle of comparison. Sometimes Ò ø ^ø á $ denotes denial. Ò ø ^ø á $ also denotes knowing and also thinking. ]ø á $ is sometimes contracted into ]ø á ». It is also syn. with Öø Ã ø Ø $ as in ]ô m» k ô ] Ö % ç » Ñ ø ]ø Þ $ Ô ø iø » jø ô p » Öø ßø ^ ø n» ^ / : Come to the market, may be thou wilt buy for us something. æ ø Ú ø ^ mö » Ã ô ö Ò ö Ü » ]ø Þ $ ã ø ^ ]ô ø ] q ø « ð ø l » ø mö © » Ú ô ßö ç » á ø : And what should make thee know, may be when it comes, they will not believe (6:110). ]ô á $ is a corroborative particle, corroborating the predicate; governing the subject in the accus. case and the predicate in the nom. case and it may generally be rendered as verily, certainly, surely and the like. ]ô á $ is sometimes contracted into ]ô á ». ]ô á $ ] Ö × # ä ø Æ ø Ë ö ç » º $ u ô n» Ü º : Verily, Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. It is also syn. with Þø Ã ø Ü » i. e. even so; yes; yea, as in the verse ]ô á » â F ø ] á ø Öø ø ^ u ô ø ] á ô mö ô m» ø ] á ô ]ø á » m % í » ô q ø ^ Ò ö Ü » : Verily, (or yes) these two are magicians who seek to drive you out (20:64). ]ô Þ $ Û ø ^ is considered to be a compound of ]ô á $ and Ú ø ^ meaning: Surely. It imports restriction of that which it precedes to that which follows it, giving the sense of "only". ]ô Þ $ Û ø ^ ] Ö $ ø Î ø ^ l ö Öô ×» Ë ö Ï ø ø ] ð ô : The alms are meant only for the poor (9:60). The word, however, does not always import restriction but sometimes only corroboration of an affirmation giving the sense of "verily" or "surely" as in ]ô Þ $ Û ø ^ ] Ö ôù eF ç ] Ê ô o ] Ö ß $ ô n» ò ø è ô i. e. surely (one form of) usury is in the delay of payment. ]ø Þö & ø [aor. mø ^» Þö & ö inf. noun ]ô Þ» %÷ ^ ] : It was or became female or feminine or it (Iron) was or became soft. ]ö Þ» %F o ( ]ô Þø ^ $÷ ^ plural) means, female; feminine; of the female sex or feminine gender. It also means inanimate things; small stars. ]ô Ú » ø ]ø é º ]ö Þ» %F o : A feminine woman - a perfect woman. ø q ö Ø º ø Ò ø º : A man perfect in his masculine attributes. Ú ö © ø Þ $ & º : An effeminate man or a man in the form of a woman; a feminine word. ]ô á » m $ » Â ö ç » á ø Ú ô à » ö æ » Þô ä´ ]ô Ö ^ $ ]ô Þø ^ $÷ ^ : They invoke besides Him but lifeless objects (4:118). ]ø Ý » ì ø × ø Ï » ßø ^ ] Ö» Û ø ¡ø ñô Ó ø è ø ]ô Þø ^ $÷ ^ : Did We create the angels females (37:151). ]ø Þô ø [aor. mø ^» Þø ö and ]ø Þø ø aor. mø ^» Þô ö and mø ^» Þö ö and ]ø Þö ø aor. mø ^» Þö ö inf. noun ]ø Þø ÷ ^ and ]ø Þø ø è ÷ ] ]ø Þô ø eô ä´ and ]ø Þô ø ]ô Öø n» ä ô and ]ô » jø ^» Þø ø eô ä´ : He was or became ] á ] Þ 40