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Verse (22:15), Word 16 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixteenth word of verse (22:15) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An imperative particle and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "let" and is used to form an imperative construction. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine singular and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is qāf ṭā ʿayn (ق ط ع).

Chapter (22) sūrat l-ḥaj (The Pilgrimage)


(22:15:16)
l'yaqṭaʿ
let him cut off,
IMPV – prefixed imperative particle lām
V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb, jussive mood
اللام لام الامر
فعل مضارع مجزوم

Verse (22:15)

The analysis above refers to the fifteenth verse of chapter 22 (sūrat l-ḥaj):

Sahih International: Whoever should think that Allah will not support [Prophet Muhammad] in this world and the Hereafter - let him extend a rope to the ceiling, then cut off [his breath], and let him see: will his effort remove that which enrages [him]?

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