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Adh-Dhariyat · Ayah 18

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And in the hours before dawn

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ

And in the hours before dawn

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

بHarf · Preposition

Preposition: introduces instrument, means, or oath

in/with

الْHarf · Determiner

Makes the noun definite (equivalent to 'the')

the

أسْحارIsm · Noun

GenitiveMasculinePlural

Rootسحر

★★★★Common

to bewitch, practise magic or sorcery; magic, magician; before dawn

Lemmaسَحَر

Noun

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Preposition بِ (in/with/by)

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ (And in the hours before dawn) starts with بِ, a small preposition meaning "in", "with", or "by".

We add "in", "with", or "by" before the word.

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ (And in the hours before dawn) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

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