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Quran 53:45An-Najm, verse 45

M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation

that He Himself created the two sexes, male and female,

وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ

wa-annahu khalaqa l-zawjayni l-dhakara wal-unthā

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Word-by-word analysis of An-Najm verse 45
#WordMeaningRoot
1وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that He
2خَلَقَkhalaqacreatedخلق
3ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِl-zawjaynithe pairsزوج
4ٱلذَّكَرَl-dhakarathe maleذكر
5وَٱلْأُنثَىٰwal-unthāand the femaleأنث