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Verse (21:51), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (21:51) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. 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). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (21) sūrat l-anbiyāa (The Prophets)


(21:51:7)
wakunnā
and We were
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (21:51)

The analysis above refers to the 51st verse of chapter 21 (sūrat l-anbiyāa):

Sahih International: And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing

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