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Verse (18:40), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (18:40) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and verb. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is ʿayn sīn yā (ع س ي).

Chapter (18) sūrat l-kahf (The Cave)


(18:40:1)
faʿasā
It may be
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb
الفاء استئنافية
فعل ماض

Verse (18:40)

The analysis above refers to the 40th verse of chapter 18 (sūrat l-kahf):

Sahih International: It may be that my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden and will send upon it a calamity from the sky, and it will become a smooth, dusty ground,

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Asim

9th June, 2013

verb of anticipation فعل الرَّجَاء, always in the perfect, mostly with following اَن and imperfect verb in the subjunctive مَنْصُوب .

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