afalam
Then has not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif + SUP – prefixed supplemental particle fa + NEG – negative particle
Root Link: ل م
lahum
[for] them
P – prefixed preposition lām + PRON – 3rd person masculine plural personal pronoun hum
Root Link: ل
ahlaknā
We (have) destroyed
V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb + PRON – 1st person plural object pronoun nā
Root Link: ه ل ك
qablahum
before them
T – accusative time adverb + PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun Ha
Root Link: ق ب ل
l-qurūni
the generations
DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive masculine plural noun
Root Link: ق ر ن
yamshūna
(as) they walk
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb + PRON – subject pronoun na
Root Link: م ش ى
masākinihim
their dwellings
N – genitive masculine plural noun + PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun Ha
Root Link: س ك ن
laāyātin
surely (are) Signs
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām + N – accusative feminine plural indefinite noun
Root Link: ا ى ا
li-ulī
for possessors
P – prefixed preposition lām + N – genitive masculine plural noun
Root Link: ا و ل