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Verse (3:146), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (3:146) 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 wāw hā nūn (و ه ن). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(3:146:9)
wahanū
they lost heart
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (3:146)

The analysis above refers to the 146th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: And how many a prophet [fought and] with him fought many religious scholars. But they never lost assurance due to what afflicted them in the cause of Allah , nor did they weaken or submit. And Allah loves the steadfast.

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