The first word of verse (3:113) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is lām yā sīn (ل ي س). The verb (ليس) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:113:1) laysū They are not
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل ماض من اخوات «كان» والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «ليس»

Verse (3:113)

The analysis above refers to the 113th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allah during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root lām yā sīn

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