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Verse (12:4), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (12:4) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person singular. The verb's triliteral root is rā hamza yā (ر أ ي). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:4:13)
ra-aytuhum
I saw them
V – 1st person singular perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (12:4)

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

Sahih International: [Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."

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