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Verse (40:5), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (40:5) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The form III perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is jīm dāl lām (ج د ل). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (40) sūrat ghāfir (The Forgiver God)


(40:5:13)
wajādalū
and they disputed
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form III) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (40:5)

The analysis above refers to the fifth verse of chapter 40 (sūrat ghāfir):

Sahih International: The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.

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