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Verse (12:14), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (12:14) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and active participle. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The active participle is masculine plural and is in the nominative case (مرفوع). The active participle's triliteral root is khā sīn rā (خ س ر).

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:14:9)
lakhāsirūna
surely (would be) losers."
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
N – nominative masculine plural active participle
اللام لام التوكيد
اسم مرفوع

Verse (12:14)

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

Sahih International: They said, " If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."

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