I'rab of Surah Abasa Ayah 14: word by word Arabic grammar
Surah Abasa (عبس) · Meccan · Ayah 14
مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ TransliterationMarfoo'atin mutahharah
MeaningExalted and purified,
This short ayah adds two more adjectives, "exalted" and "purified," continuing the description of the scrolls from the previous verse. Both words are adjectives qualifying "scrolls," so they share its genitive case and indefinite ending, stacking up further praise without introducing any new subject or verb.
Word by word i'rab
adjective (na't)
An adjective "exalted" describing "scrolls" from the previous verse, so it is genitive and indefinite to match.
genitiveadjective (na't)
A further adjective "purified" also describing "scrolls," likewise genitive and indefinite in agreement.
genitiveDetailed i'rab
Both words in this verse are adjectives that continue describing صُحُفٍ ("scrolls") mentioned in the preceding verse. مَّرْفُوعَةٍ ("exalted, raised high") is the first adjective; because it qualifies a genitive, indefinite, singular, feminine noun, it carries exactly those same features and ends in kasra with tanwin. مُّطَهَّرَةٍ ("purified, kept pure") is a second adjective stacked on the same noun, again agreeing in case, number, gender, and definiteness. Arabic readily allows several adjectives in a row to describe one noun, each independently agreeing with it. There is no verb or new clause here; the entire verse is a continuation of the noun phrase begun in verse 13, building an accumulating portrait of the scrolls.
Frequently asked
What noun do مَّرْفُوعَةٍ and مُّطَهَّرَةٍ describe?
They both describe صُحُفٍ ("scrolls") from verse 13. The description simply continues across the verse boundary, with each adjective agreeing with that noun.
Can two adjectives describe the same noun like this?
Yes. Arabic allows multiple adjectives in sequence to qualify one noun, and each adjective independently agrees with it in case, gender, number, and definiteness.