The ninth word of verse (2:13) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and verb. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The form IV imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is hamza mīm nūn (أ م ن).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:13:9) anu'minu "Should we believe
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif V – 1st person plural (form IV) imperfect verb	الهمزة همزة استفهام فعل مضارع

Verse (2:13)

The analysis above refers to the thirteenth verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle alif (أ)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root hamza mīm nūn

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