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Verse (15:3), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (15:3) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is hamza kāf lām (أ ك ل). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (15) sūrat l-ḥij'r (The Rocky Tract)


(15:3:2)
yakulū
(to) eat
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (15:3)

The analysis above refers to the third verse of chapter 15 (sūrat l-ḥij'r):

Sahih International: Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.

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2 messages

Maqbool Ahmad

12th July, 2016

(15:3:2) ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا وَيُلْهِهِمُ الْأَمَلُ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ. Should يَأْكُلُوا and يَتَمَتَّعُوا not be فعل مضارع مجزوم ?

Abdul Rahman

15th July, 2016

Yes, each word should be فعل مضارع مجزوم

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