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Verse (12:109), Word 16 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixteenth word of verse (12:109) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction fa is usually translated as "and". The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is nūn ẓā rā (ن ظ ر). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:109:16)
fayanẓurū
and seen
CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء عاطفة
فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (12:109)

The analysis above refers to the 109th verse of chapter 12 (sūrat yūsuf):

Sahih International: And We sent not before you [as messengers] except men to whom We revealed from among the people of cities. So have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? And the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah ; then will you not reason?

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