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Luqman · 31:3
As guidance and mercy for the doers of good
Sahih International
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هُدًۭى
hudan
A guidance
Word breakdown
هُدًى
Ism · NounA guidance
Rootهديhdy
to guide, show the right path
316× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaهُدًىNoun
Grammar rules
Indefinite noun
هُدًۭى (A guidance) 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