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Verse (33:72), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (33:72) 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 perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person feminine plural. The verb's triliteral root is hamza bā yā (أ ب ي). The suffix (النون) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (33) sūrat l-aḥzāb (The Combined Forces)


(33:72:8)
fa-abayna
but they refused
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 3rd person feminine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل ماض والنون ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (33:72)

The analysis above refers to the 72nd verse of chapter 33 (sūrat l-aḥzāb):

Sahih International: Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.

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