Hafiz soon
Al-Isra · 17:28

And if you [must] turn away from them [i.e., the needy] awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.

Sahih International

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وَإِمَّا

wa-immā

And if

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

إما

Harf · Explanation particle

And if

LemmaإِمَّاParticle (1) Explanation particle

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَإِمَّا (And if) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles