The fourth word of verse (3:160) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A result particle and negative particle. The result particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate the result of a condition. The negative particle acts like the particle anna (أن). This particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:160:4) falā then not
RSLT – prefixed result particle NEG – negative particle	الفاء واقعة في جواب الشرط نافية تعمل عمل «أن»

Verse (3:160)

The analysis above refers to the 160th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle inna (ان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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