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Verse (28:72), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (28:72) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā hamza yā (ر أ ي). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (28) sūrat l-qaṣaṣ (The Stories)


(28:72:2)
ara-aytum
"Have you seen
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (28:72)

The analysis above refers to the 72nd verse of chapter 28 (sūrat l-qaṣaṣ):

Sahih International: Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see?"

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