I'rab of Surah An-Naba Ayah 34: word by word Arabic grammar
Surah An-Naba (النبأ) · Meccan · Ayah 34
وَكَأْسًۭا دِهَاقًۭا TransliterationWa ka'san dihaqan
MeaningAnd a cup filled to the brim.
The list of delights closes with a brimming cup. Ka'san is joined by the conjunction wa to the preceding accusative nouns, and dihaqan is its adjective, agreeing with it in the accusative case.
Word by word i'rab
noun joined by conjunction (ma'tuf)
The wa connects ka'san to the earlier accusative nouns in the list, and it takes the accusative with tanwin.
accusativeadjective (na't) of ka'san
It describes the cup as brimming full and agrees with ka'san in the accusative case.
accusativeDetailed i'rab
This verse completes the enumeration of the rewards. Ka'san is joined by the conjunction wa to the chain of accusative nouns running back to mafazan, and being a regular declinable noun it shows the accusative case with tanwin. The following word, dihaqan, is an adjective (na't) describing the cup as filled to the brim, and as an adjective it must match its noun in case, definiteness, number and gender; it therefore takes the accusative with tanwin as well. The whole sequence from verse 32 onward depends grammatically on the badal relationship with mafazan, so each item in the list keeps the accusative ending.
Frequently asked
Why is ka'san accusative?
It is joined by the conjunction wa to the earlier accusative nouns that substitute for mafazan, so it inherits the accusative case.
What does dihaqan modify?
It is an adjective describing ka'san (the cup) as brimming full, agreeing with it in the accusative.