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Verse (29:39), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (29:39) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb and subject pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The form X perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf bā rā (ك ب ر). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (29) sūrat l-ʿankabūt (The Spider)


(29:39:8)
fa-is'takbarū
but they were arrogant
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form X) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (29:39)

The analysis above refers to the 39th verse of chapter 29 (sūrat l-ʿankabūt):

Sahih International: And [We destroyed] Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman. And Moses had already come to them with clear evidences, and they were arrogant in the land, but they were not outrunners [of Our punishment].

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