An-Nur
24:3

An-Nur · Ayah 3

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Translation

The fornicator

Word Breakdown

ٱلزَّانِى

The fornicator

Word Breakdown

الHarf · Determiner

Makes the noun definite (equivalent to 'the')

the

زانىIsm · Noun
NominativeMasculineActive participle
Rootزني
Uncommon

base-born, claiming someone else as his father

Lemmaزَان

Active participle

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Sahih International

The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that [i.e., marriage to such persons] has been made unlawful to the believers.

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