The eighth word of verse (4:16) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A result particle, verb and subject pronoun. The result particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate the result of a condition. The form IV imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is ʿayn rā ḍād (ع ر ض). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:16:8) fa-aʿriḍū then turn away
RSLT – prefixed result particle V – 2nd person masculine plural (form IV) imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun	الفاء واقعة في جواب الشرط فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (4:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: And the two who commit it among you, dishonor them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful.

See Also

• English Translations
• Imperative Verbs
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ʿayn rā ḍād

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