The first word of verse (43:8) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb and subject pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is hā lām kāf (ه ل ك). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (43) sūrat l-zukh'ruf (The Gold Adornment) (43:8:1) fa-ahlaknā Then We destroyed
REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (43:8)

The analysis above refers to the eighth verse of chapter 43 (sūrat l-zukh'ruf):

Sahih International: And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root hā lām kāf

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