As-Saffat
37:104

As-Saffat · Ayah 104

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Translation

And We called out to him

Word Breakdown

وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ

And We called out to him

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

نديْFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPastForm ((III))
Rootندو
Common

to call, cry

Lemmaنَادَىٰ

Verb (form III) - to call

نIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural
هُIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine singular)

him/his/it

3rd personMasculineSingular

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ (And We called out to him) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form III — mutual action
وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ (And We called out to him) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ (And We called out to him) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

We called to him, "O Abraham,

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