The second word of verse (49:16) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The form II imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is ʿayn lām mīm (ع ل م). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (49) sūrat l-ḥujurāt (The Dwellings) (49:16:2) atuʿallimūna "Will you acquaint
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif V – 2nd person masculine plural (form II) imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الهمزة همزة استفهام فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (49:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 49 (sūrat l-ḥujurāt):

Sahih International: Say, "Would you acquaint Allah with your religion while Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allah is Knowing of all things?"

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle alif (أ)
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ʿayn lām mīm

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