Yusuf
12:39

Yusuf · Ayah 39

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Translation

O my two companions

Word Breakdown

يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ

O my two companions

Word Breakdown

يHarf · Vocative particle

Vocative particle: used for calling or addressing someone

O!

صىحبIsm · Noun
Nominative
Rootصحب
Common

to accompany; companion, associate, dweller

Lemmaصَىٰحِب

Noun

ىIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person singular)

me/my

1st personSingular

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Grammar Rules

Vocative يا (O!)
يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ (O my two companions) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.
We add "O" before the name — "O O my two companions!"

Sahih International

O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allāh, the One, the Prevailing?

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