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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 · Conjunctionand
ي
Harf · Vocative particleO!
قوْم
Ism · NounAnd O my people!
Rootقومqwm
to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness
660× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaقَوْمNoun
ـ
Ism · Personal pronounme/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 · ParticlesVocative 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