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Verse (46:11), Word 10 - Quranic Grammar

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The tenth word of verse (46:11) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is sīn bā qāf (س ب ق). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is first person plural.

Chapter (46) sūrat l-aḥqāf (The Curved Sand-hills)


(46:11:10)
sabaqūnā
they (would) have preceded us
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 1st person plural object pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (46:11)

The analysis above refers to the eleventh verse of chapter 46 (sūrat l-aḥqāf):

Sahih International: And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."

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