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Verse (34:50), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (34:50) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, accusative particle and preventive particle. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها). The preventive particle stops inna from taking its normal role in the sentence. Together the segments are known as kāfa wa makfūfa (كافة ومكفوفة).

Chapter (34) sūrat saba (Sheba)


(34:50:4)
fa-innamā
then only
REM – prefixed resumption particle
ACC – accusative particle
PREV – preventive particle
الفاء استئنافية
كافة ومكفوفة

Verse (34:50)

The analysis above refers to the 50th verse of chapter 34 (sūrat saba):

Sahih International: Say, "If I should err, I would only err against myself. But if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Indeed, He is Hearing and near."

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