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Al-Ma'idah · 5:21
O my people, enter the blessed land [i.e., Palestine] which Allāh has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allāh's cause] and [thus] become losers."
Sahih International
Word 1 of 14
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people!
Word breakdown
يَٰ
Harf · Vocative particleO!
قَوْم
Ism · NounO my people!
Rootقومqwm
to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness
660× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaقَوْمNoun
ِ
Ism · Personal pronounme/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