An-Nahl
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An-Nahl · Ayah 117

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Translation

An enjoyment

Word Breakdown

مَتَـٰعٌۭ

An enjoyment

Word Breakdown

متعIsm · Noun
NominativeIndefiniteMasculine
Rootمتع
Common

to provide provision, grant enjoyment or benefit

Lemmaمَتَٰع

Noun

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Grammar Rules

Indefinite noun
مَتَـٰعٌۭ (An enjoyment) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.
We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.

Sahih International

[It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.

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