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Verse (2:78), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (2:78) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and negative particle. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:78:8)
wa-in
and not
REM – prefixed resumption particle
NEG – negative particle
الواو استئنافية
حرف نفي

Verse (2:78)

The analysis above refers to the 78th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.

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