The fourth word of verse (2:63) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā fā ʿayn (ر ف ع). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:63:4) warafaʿnā and We raised
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 1st person plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو عاطفة فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (2:63)

The analysis above refers to the 63rd verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous."

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root rā fā ʿayn

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