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Verse (3:173), Word 10 - Quranic Grammar

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The tenth word of verse (3:173) is divided into 4 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is khā shīn yā (خ ش ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural.

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


(3:173:10)
fa-ikh'shawhum
so fear them."
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (3:173)

The analysis above refers to the 173rd verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Those to whom hypocrites said, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them." But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allah , and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs."

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