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Verse (16:34), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (16:34) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb and object pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is ṣād wāw bā (ص و ب). The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural.

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:34:1)
fa-aṣābahum
Then struck them
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) perfect verb
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل ماض و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (16:34)

The analysis above refers to the 34th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: So they were struck by the evil consequences of what they did and were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

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