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Al-Balad · 90:15

An orphan of near relationship

Sahih International

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يَتِيمًۭا

yatīman

An orphan

Word breakdown

يَتِيمًا

Ism · Noun

An orphan

Rootيتمytm

orphan, orphans

23× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaيَتِيمNominal (1) Noun

Grammar rules

Indefinite noun

يَتِيمًۭا (An orphan) 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