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Verse (17:4), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (17:4) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb and emphatic suffix. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The form IV imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is fā sīn dāl (ف س د). The suffixed emphatic particle is known as the nūn of emphasis (نون التوكيد).

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)


(17:4:7)
latuf'sidunna
"Surely you will cause corruption
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 2nd person masculine plural (form IV) imperfect verb
EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد

Verse (17:4)

The analysis above refers to the fourth verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness.

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