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Verse (24:16), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (24:16) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is qāf wāw lām (ق و ل). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (24) sūrat l-nūr (The Light)


(24:16:4)
qul'tum
you said,
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (24:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 24 (sūrat l-nūr):

Sahih International: And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?

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