The first word of verse (3:169) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and prohibition particle. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The prohibition particle (حرف نهي) is used to form a negative imperative and places the following verb into the jussive mood (مجزوم).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:169:1) walā And (do) not
REM – prefixed resumption particle PRO – prohibition particle	الواو استئنافية حرف نهي

Verse (3:169)

The analysis above refers to the 169th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,

See Also

• English Translations
• Negative Prohibition
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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