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Verse (28:32), Word 23 - Quranic Grammar

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The 23rd word of verse (28:32) 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 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 (28) sūrat l-qaṣaṣ (The Stories)


(28:32:23)
kānū
are
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (28:32)

The analysis above refers to the 32nd verse of chapter 28 (sūrat l-qaṣaṣ):

Sahih International: Insert your hand into the opening of your garment; it will come out white, without disease. And draw in your arm close to you [as prevention] from fear, for those are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his establishment. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."

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