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Verse (12:35), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (12:35) is divided into 4 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb, emphatic suffix and object pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is sīn jīm nūn (س ج ن). The suffixed emphatic particle is known as the nūn of emphasis (نون التوكيد). The attached object pronoun is third person masculine singular.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:35:9)
layasjununnahu
surely they should imprison him
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb
EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد والهاء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (12:35)

The analysis above refers to the 35th verse of chapter 12 (sūrat yūsuf):

Sahih International: Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time.

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