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Verse (4:89), Word 18 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighteenth word of verse (4:89) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The form V perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is wāw lām yā (و ل ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women)


(4:89:18)
tawallaw
they turn back,
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form V) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (4:89)

The analysis above refers to the 89th verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper.

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