The sixth word of verse (5:70) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā sīn lām (ر س ل). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food) (5:70:6) wa-arsalnā and We sent
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو عاطفة فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (5:70)

The analysis above refers to the 70th verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: We had already taken the covenant of the Children of Israel and had sent to them messengers. Whenever there came to them a messenger with what their souls did not desire, a party [of messengers] they denied, and another party they killed.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root rā sīn lām

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