Hafiz soon
Maryam · 19:45
O my father, indeed I fear that there will touch you a punishment from the Most Merciful so you would be to Satan a companion [in Hellfire]."
Sahih International
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يَـٰٓأَبَتِ
yāabati
O my father!
Word breakdown
ي
Harf · Vocative particleO!
أبت
Ism · NounO my father!
RootابوAbw
father
117× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَبٌNoun - father
ـ
Ism · Personal pronounme/my
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!!"
Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases