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Verse (23:17), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (23:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. 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 (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers)


(23:17:7)
kunnā
We are
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (23:17)

The analysis above refers to the seventeenth verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: And We have created above you seven layered heavens, and never have We been of [Our] creation unaware.

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