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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
Sentence structure
The first interrogative مَآ is the topic and أَدْرَىٰكَ its predicate. The inner nominal question مَا عِلِّيُّونَ supplies what is made known.

Ayah summary
A person cannot know by themselves what Illiyyin is.

وَمَآ — And what
Grammar: وَ resumes/coordinates; interrogative مَآ functions as the topic.

أَدْرَىٰكَ — can make you know
Grammar: A Form IV perfect with an understood subject; attached كَ is the first object and the following question supplies the second.

مَا — what
Grammar: An interrogative pronoun functioning as the topic of the inner nominal question.

عِلِّيُّونَ — (is) Illiyun
Grammar: A nominative plural noun functioning as the predicate of the inner interrogative مَا.

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Surah Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 19

Surah Al-Mutaffifin — Part 3

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
Sentence structure
The first interrogative مَآ is the topic and أَدْرَىٰكَ its predicate. The inner nominal question مَا عِلِّيُّونَ supplies what is made known.

Ayah summary
A person cannot know by themselves what Illiyyin is.

وَمَآ — And what
Grammar: وَ resumes/coordinates; interrogative مَآ functions as the topic.

أَدْرَىٰكَ — can make you know
Grammar: A Form IV perfect with an understood subject; attached كَ is the first object and the following question supplies the second.

مَا — what
Grammar: An interrogative pronoun functioning as the topic of the inner nominal question.

عِلِّيُّونَ — (is) Illiyun
Grammar: A nominative plural noun functioning as the predicate of the inner interrogative مَا.