Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:71
O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?
Sahih International
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يَـٰٓأَهْلَ
yāahla
O People
Word breakdown
يَٰٓ
Harf · Vocative particleO!
أَهْلَ
Ism · NounO People
RootاهلAhl
family, people, folk, worthy of
127× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَهْلNoun
Grammar rules
Vocative يا (O!)
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ (O People) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.
We add "O" before the name — "O O People!"
Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases