Hafiz soon
An-Nahl · 16:21
They are [in fact] dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.
Sahih International
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أَمْوَٰتٌ
amwātun
(They are) dead
Word breakdown
أمْوت
Ism · Noun(They are) dead
Rootموتmwt
to die, expire
165× in the Quran · Common
LemmaمَّيِّتNominal (1) Noun
Grammar rules
Indefinite noun
أَمْوَٰتٌ ((They are) dead) 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.
Lesson 2 · I'rab & Flexibility