Maryam
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Maryam · Ayah 43

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Translation

O my father!

Word Breakdown

يَـٰٓأَبَتِ

O my father!

Word Breakdown

يHarf · Vocative particle

Vocative particle: used for calling or addressing someone

O!

أبتIsm · Noun
AccusativeMasculineSingular
Rootابو
Very common

father

Lemmaأَبٌ

Noun - father

ـIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person singular)

me/my

1st personSingular

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Grammar Rules

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

Sahih International

O my father, indeed there has come to me of knowledge that which has not come to you, so follow me; I will guide you to an even path.

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