لَكُمْ for you in Arabic
لَكُمْ is how you say “for you” in Arabic.
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وَقَالَ تَعَالَى الْحَدِيد يَا أَيهَا الَّذين آمنُوا اتَّقوا الله وآمنوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتكُم كِفْلَيْنِ من رَحمته وَيجْعَل لكم نورا تمشون بِهِ
And the Exalted said (in Sūrah al‑Hadīd): “O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger; He will grant you a double portion of His mercy and will make for you a light by which you will walk.”
لَكُمْ for you
A preposition 'for/to' with 'you-all' attached, 'for you'. It marks the beneficiaries of the light God makes; the 'you' is the believers.
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الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمْ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ
Those to whom the people said, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you."
لَكُمْ against you
A preposition 'for/against' with a plural 'you' pronoun fused on. Although the base sense is 'for you', here it carries a hostile 'against you' force from context, gathering aimed AT the addressees. The attached pronoun marks them as the target. One word holds preposition plus object.
حِينَ قَالَ لِهِمْ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ
When the people said to them, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you."
لَكُمْ against you
A preposition 'for/against' with a plural 'you' pronoun fused on. The base sense is 'for you', but context gives it a hostile 'against you' force, the gathering aimed AT the addressees. The attached pronoun marks them as the target.
أَنَسِيتُمْ مَا قَالَ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Have you forgotten what the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, told you?
لَكُمْ to you
A preposition fused with a plural 'you' ('-kum'), so one word means 'to you (all)'. The preposition holds that pronoun in the genitive and marks the addressees as the ones spoken to.
قَالَ إِنَّ لَنَا الْعُزَّى وَلَا عُزَّى لَكُمْ
He said, "Indeed, the goddess is for us and not for you."
لَكُمْ for you
Preposition 'for/to' fused with '-kum' (you all), packing two English words into one and aiming the denial at a plural audience. The phrase forms the predicate 'belonging to you', the thing being negated. The '-kum' shape specifically marks a group of male-or-mixed addressees rather than a single person.
قَالَ قُولُوا اللَّهُ مَوْلَانَا وَلَا مَوَالِيَ لَكُمْ
He said, "Say: Allah is our protector and you have no protectors."
لَكُمْ for you (plural)
Preposition 'for/to' fused with '-kum' (you all), one word standing in for two and aimed at a plural audience. The phrase forms the predicate 'belonging to you', the thing being negated. The '-kum' shape marks a group rather than a single addressee.
قَالَ إِنِّي مُحْتَالٌ لَكُمْ بِحِيْلَةٍ
He said, "Indeed I am scheming for you with a ruse."
لِكَمِّ for you
Preposition li- ('for') joined to the plural 'you', packing a phrase into a single word. The li- marks the listeners as the beneficiaries the scheming is being done on behalf of.
فيقول الناس ألا ترون إلى ما أنتم فيه إلى ما بلغكم، ألا تنظرون من يشفع لكم إلى ربكم؟
Then the people will say: "Do you not see the state we are in and what has come upon us? Will you not look for someone to intercede with your Lord for us?"
لَكُمْ for you
The preposition li- 'for' fused with a 'you (plural)' pronoun, marking who the intercession would benefit. The whole 'for you' is one word, the attached pronoun pointing to the pleading crowd.
قال ما استقامت لكم أئمتكم،
He said: 'As long as your leaders are upright.'
لَكُمْ for you
A single word fusing li- (for / for the benefit of) with the attached -kum (you all), 'for you'. The li- marks the people the leaders' uprightness benefits, packing preposition and pronoun together.