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Verse (46:25), Word 6 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixth word of verse (46:25) 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 third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is ṣād bā ḥā (ص ب ح). The verb (اصبح) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(46:25:6)
fa-aṣbaḥū
Then they became (such),
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form IV) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل ماض من اخوات «كان» والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «اصبح»

Verse (46:25)

The analysis above refers to the 25th verse of chapter 46 (sūrat l-aḥqāf):

Sahih International: Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.

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