Al-Waqi'ah
56:3

Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 3

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Translation

Bringing down

Word Breakdown

خَافِضَةٌۭ

Bringing down

Word Breakdown

خافضةIsm · Noun
NominativeIndefiniteFeminineActive participle
Rootخفض
Rare

to depress, lower

Lemmaخَافِضَة

Active participle

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Grammar Rules

Indefinite noun
خَافِضَةٌۭ (Bringing down) 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.

Sahih International

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

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