← Surah 2

2:31

وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسْمَآءِ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Word by word

وَعَلَّمَ
And He taught
Verb
Root: علم
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
عَلَّمَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ءَادَمَ
Adam
Noun
Root: أدم
Grammar (i'rab)
ءَادَمَNoun — proper noun، masculine، accusative
ٱلْأَسْمَآءَ
the names
Noun
Root: سمو
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَسْمَآءَNoun — masc. plur.، accusative
كُلَّهَا
all of them
Noun
Root: كلل
Grammar (i'rab)
كُلَّNoun — masculine، accusative
هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
ثُمَّ
Then
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
ثُمَّPreposition — conjunction
عَرَضَهُمْ
He displayed them
Verb
Root: عرض
Grammar (i'rab)
عَرَضَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
عَلَى
to
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىPreposition — preposition
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
the angels
Noun
Root: ملك
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مَلَٰٓئِكَةِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
فَقَالَ
then He said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
أَنۢبِـُٔونِى
Inform Me
Verb
Root: نبأ
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنۢبِـُٔVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
نِىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
بِأَسْمَآءِ
of (the) names
Noun
Root: سمو
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
أَسْمَآءِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
(of) these
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
هَٰٓPreposition — ATT، prefix
ؤُلَآءِNoun — demonstrative، preposition
إِن
if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنPreposition — conditional
كُنتُمْ
you are
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كُنVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
صَٰدِقِينَ
truthful
Noun
Root: صدق
Grammar (i'rab)
صَٰدِقِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، accusative

Translation

EN

And He taught Adam the names of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: "Tell me the names of these if ye are right."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

He taught Adam all the names [of things], then He showed them to the angels and said, ‘Tell me the names of these if you truly [think you can].’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And He taught Adam all the names, then showed them to the angels, saying: Inform Me of the names of these, if ye are truthful.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Ve Adem'e bütün isimleri öğretti, sonra eşyayı meleklere gösterdi. "Eğer sözünüzde samimi iseniz bunların isimlerini bana söyleyin" dedi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Ve Âdem'e isimlerin hepsini öğretti, sonra onları meleklere gösterip: "Haydi davanızda sadıksanız bana şunları isimleriyle haber verin." dedi.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Allah) Âdem’e bütün isimleri öğretmiş, sonra onları meleklere yöneltip “Doğruysanız şunların isimlerini bana bildirin.” demişti.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وبيانًا لفضل آدم عليه السلام علَّمه الله أسماء الأشياء كلها، ثم عرض مسمياتها على الملائكة قائلا لهم: أخبروني بأسماء هؤلاء الموجودات، إن كنتم صادقين في أنكم أَوْلى بالاستخلاف في الأرض منهم.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

Where this verse appears