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Verse (12:18), Word 18 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighteenth word of verse (12:18) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is wāw ṣād fā (و ص ف). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:18:18)
taṣifūna
you describe."
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (12:18)

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

Sahih International: And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe."

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