Maryam
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Maryam · Ayah 28

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Translation

O sister

Word Breakdown

يَـٰٓأُخْتَ

O sister

Word Breakdown

يHarf · Vocative particle

Vocative particle: used for calling or addressing someone

O!

أُخْتIsm · Noun
AccusativeFeminineSingular
Rootاخو
Common

brother, sibling, brotherhood

Lemmaأُخْت

Noun - sister

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Grammar Rules

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

Sahih International

O sister [i.e., descendant] of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."

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