Hafiz soon
Yusuf · 12:39

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

Sahih International

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يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ

yāṣāḥibayi

O my two companions

Word breakdown

ي

Harf · Vocative particle

O!

صىحب

Ism · Noun

O my two companions

RootصحبSHb

to accompany; companion, associate, dweller

97× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaصَىٰحِبNoun

ى

Ism · Personal pronoun

me/my

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!"

Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases