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Verse (35:40), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (35:40) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā hamza yā (ر أ ي). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (35) sūrat fāṭir (The Originator)


(35:40:2)
ara-aytum
"Have you seen
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (35:40)

The analysis above refers to the 40th verse of chapter 35 (sūrat fāṭir):

Sahih International: Say, "Have you considered your 'partners' whom you invoke besides Allah ? Show me what they have created from the earth, or have they partnership [with Him] in the heavens? Or have We given them a book so they are [standing] on evidence therefrom? [No], rather, the wrongdoers do not promise each other except delusion."

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