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Verse (46:17), Word 6 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixth word of verse (46:17) is divided into 4 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person feminine dual and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is wāw ʿayn dāl (و ع د). The suffix (الألف) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is first person singular.

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


(46:17:6)
ataʿidāninī
Do you promise me
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
V – 3rd person feminine dual imperfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 1st person singular object pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
فعل مضارع والألف ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل والياء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (46:17)

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

Sahih International: But one who says to his parents, "Uff to you; do you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while they call to Allah for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth." But he says, "This is not but legends of the former people" -

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