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Verse (45:17), Word 22 - Quranic Grammar

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The 22nd word of verse (45:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (45) sūrat l-jāthiyah (Crouching)


(45:17:22)
kānū
they used to
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (45:17)

The analysis above refers to the seventeenth verse of chapter 45 (sūrat l-jāthiyah):

Sahih International: And We gave them clear proofs of the matter [of religion]. And they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.

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