Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:197
[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
Sahih International
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مَتَـٰعٌۭ
matāʿun
An enjoyment
Word breakdown
مَتَٰعٌ
Ism · NounAn enjoyment
RootمتعmtE
to provide provision, grant enjoyment or benefit
70× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaمَتَٰعNoun
Grammar rules
Indefinite noun
مَتَـٰعٌۭ (An enjoyment) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.
We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.
Lesson 2 · I'rab & Flexibility