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Verse (3:120), Word 12 - Quranic Grammar

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The twelfth word of verse (3:120) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The form VIII imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is wāw qāf yā (و ق ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)


(3:120:12)
watattaqū
and fear (Allah),
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 2nd person masculine plural (form VIII) imperfect verb, jussive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل مضارع مجزوم والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (3:120)

The analysis above refers to the 120th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: If good touches you, it distresses them; but if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it. And if you are patient and fear Allah , their plot will not harm you at all. Indeed, Allah is encompassing of what they do.

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