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Verse (17:95), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (17:95) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

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


(17:95:3)
kāna
(there) were
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (17:95)

The analysis above refers to the 95th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: Say, "If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger."

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