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Hud · 11:30

And O my people, who would protect me from Allāh if I drove them away? Then will you not be reminded?

Sahih International

Word 1 of 9

وَيَـٰقَوْمِ

wayāqawmi

And O my people!

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

ي

Harf · Vocative particle

O!

قوْم

Ism · Noun

And O my people!

Rootقومqwm

to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness

660× in the Quran · Very common

LemmaقَوْمNoun

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Ism · Personal pronoun

me/my

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَيَـٰقَوْمِ (And O my people!) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Vocative يا (O!)

وَيَـٰقَوْمِ (And O my people!) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.

We add "O" before the name — "O And O my people!!"

Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases