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At-Takwir · 81:21

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

Sahih International

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مُّطَاعٍۢ

muṭāʿin

One to be obeyed

Word breakdown

مُّطَاعٍ

Ism · Adjective

One to be obeyed

RootطوعTwE

to obey, obedience; to volunteer willingly, ability

129× in the Quran · Common

LemmaمُّطَاعPassive participle (form IV)

Grammar rules

Indefinite noun

مُّطَاعٍۢ (One to be obeyed) 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