The twelfth word of verse (17:62) 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 VIII imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person singular and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is ḥā nūn kāf (ح ن ك). The suffixed emphatic particle is known as the nūn of emphasis (نون التوكيد).

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey) (17:62:12) la-aḥtanikanna I will surely destroy
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 1st person singular (form VIII) imperfect verb EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn	اللام لام التوكيد فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد

Verse (17:62)

The analysis above refers to the 62nd verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: [Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ḥā nūn kāf

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