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Verse (3:137), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (3:137) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

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


(3:137:11)
kāna
was
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (3:137)

The analysis above refers to the 137th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Similar situations [as yours] have passed on before you, so proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied.

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