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Verse (12:17), Word 16 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixteenth word of verse (12:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and conditional particle. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and".

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:17:16)
walaw
even if
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
COND – conditional particle
الواو عاطفة
حرف شرط

Verse (12:17)

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

Sahih International: They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."

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