The fourth word of verse (4:86) 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 II imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is ḥā yā yā (ح ي ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:86:4) faḥayyū then greet
RSLT – prefixed result particle V – 2nd person masculine plural (form II) imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun	الفاء واقعة في جواب الشرط فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (4:86)

The analysis above refers to the 86th verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.

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 ḥā yā yā

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