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Ghafir · 40:29

O my people, sovereignty is yours today, [your being] dominant in the land. But who would protect us from the punishment of Allāh if it came to us?" Pharaoh said, "I do not show you except what I see, and I do not guide you except to the way of right conduct."

Sahih International

Word 1 of 26

يَـٰقَوْمِ

yāqawmi

O my people!

Word breakdown

ي

Harf · Vocative particle

O!

قوْم

Ism · Noun

O my people!

Rootقومqwm

to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness

660× in the Quran · Very common

LemmaقَوْمNoun

ـ

Ism · Personal pronoun

me/my

Grammar rules

Vocative يا (O!)

يَـٰقَوْمِ (O my people!) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.

We add "O" before the name — "O O my people!!"

Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases