The fourth word of verse (61:14) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كون) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (61) sūrat l-ṣaf (The Row) (61:14:4) kūnū Be
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كون»

Verse (61:14)

The analysis above refers to the fourteenth verse of chapter 61 (sūrat l-ṣaf):

Sahih International: O you who have believed, be supporters of Allah , as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters for Allah ?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of Allah." And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root kāf wāw nūn

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