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Hud · 11:51

O my people, I do not ask you for it [i.e., my advice] any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason?

Sahih International

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يَـٰقَوْمِ

yāqawmi

O my people!

Word breakdown

ي

Harf · Vocative particle

O!

قوْم

Ism · Noun

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

Vocative يا (O!)

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

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

Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases