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Al-Waqi'ah · 56:37

Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,

Sahih International

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عُرُبًا

ʿuruban

Devoted

Word breakdown

عُرُبًا

Ism · Adjective

Devoted

RootعربErb

Arabic, Arab; bedouins, desert Arabs

22× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaعُرُبAdjective

Grammar rules

Indefinite noun

عُرُبًا (Devoted) 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.

Lesson 2 · I'rab & Flexibility