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Hud · 11:89

And O my people, let not [your] dissension from me cause you to be struck by that similar to what struck the people of Noah or the people of Hūd or the people of Ṣāliḥ. And the people of Lot are not from you far away.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 22

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

ـ

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