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Verse (25:18), Word 19 - Quranic Grammar

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The nineteenth word of verse (25:18) 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 third person masculine 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 (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (25) sūrat l-fur'qān (The Criterion)


(25:18:19)
wakānū
and became
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (25:18)

The analysis above refers to the eighteenth verse of chapter 25 (sūrat l-fur'qān):

Sahih International: They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined."

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