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Verse (3:147), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (3:147) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and negative particle. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events.

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


(3:147:1)
wamā
And not
REM – prefixed resumption particle
NEG – negative particle
الواو استئنافية
حرف نفي

Verse (3:147)

The analysis above refers to the 147th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: And their words were not but that they said, "Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."

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