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Verse (27:18), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (27:18) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is hamza tā yā (أ ت ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (27) sūrat l-naml (The Ants)


(27:18:3)
ataw
they came
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (27:18)

The analysis above refers to the eighteenth verse of chapter 27 (sūrat l-naml):

Sahih International: Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not."

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