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Verse (16:116), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (16:116) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of purpose, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The form VIII imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is fā rā yā (ف ر ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:116:11)
litaftarū
so that you invent
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām
V – 2nd person masculine plural (form VIII) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
اللام لام التعليل
فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (16:116)

The analysis above refers to the 116th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.

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