Al-Mutaffifin
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Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 9

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Translation

A book

Word Breakdown

كِتَـٰبٌۭ

A book

Word Breakdown

كِتَٰبٌIsm · Noun
NominativeIndefiniteMasculine
Rootكتب
Very common

to write, prescribe, decree; book, scripture

Lemmaكِتَٰب

Noun

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Grammar Rules

Indefinite noun
كِتَـٰبٌۭ (A book) 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 is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.

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