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Verse (17:5), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (17:5) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is bā ʿayn thā (ب ع ث). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(17:5:5)
baʿathnā
We raised
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (17:5)

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

Sahih International: So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.

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