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Verse (18:16), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (18:16) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb and subject pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is hamza wāw yā (أ و ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (18) sūrat l-kahf (The Cave)


(18:16:7)
fawū
then retreat
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (18:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 18 (sūrat l-kahf):

Sahih International: [The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah , retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."

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