Breakdown of قرأنا عن تركته وحصة شركائه.
وwa
and
هhu
his / him (object) / it (dummy pronoun after لأن)
قرأqara'a
to read
عن'an
about / from (far from) / on the basis of (merit)
حصةhissa
share
شريكsharîk
partner
تركةtarika
estate
Questions & Answers about قرأنا عن تركته وحصة شركائه.
Why is the hamza in شركائه written on a tooth/nabra (ئ) instead of on the line (ء)?
The spelling of the hamza here changes based on the word's grammatical case. Because شركاء is the second part of an ownership phrase (idafa) meaning 'the share OF his partners', it is in the genitive case. This gives the hamza a kasra (i) vowel. A kasra forces the hamza to sit on a tooth (ئ). If it were the subject of a sentence, it would sit on a waw (ؤ), and if it were the direct object, it would sit on the line (ء).
How does the word تركته (his estate) relate to its root?
It comes from the root ت-ر-ك, which forms the very common verb ترك meaning 'to leave'. In legal or formal contexts, a تركة (tarika) is quite literally what a person 'leaves behind' after passing away, which is why it translates to 'estate' or 'inheritance'.
Does the 'his' pronoun (ـه) sound like '-hu' or '-hi' at the end of شركائه and تركته?
It sounds like '-hi' in both words. While the default 'his' suffix is '-hu', it shifts to '-hi' whenever the letter right before it has a kasra (an 'i' sound) or is the letter 'ya'. Because both تركة and شركاء are in the genitive case here, they end with a kasra, causing the pronoun to become '-hi' to make pronunciation flow more easily.
Why does حصة (share) take the genitive case here even though it doesn't have a preposition immediately before it?
It takes the genitive case because the conjunction 'and' (و) connects it directly back to تركته (his estate). Since تركته is in the genitive case due to the preposition عن (about), any noun linked to it with 'and' must copy its grammatical case.
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