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Verse (66:12), Word 15 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifteenth word of verse (66:12) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and verb. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person feminine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كانت) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (66) sūrat l-taḥrīm (The Prohibition)


(66:12:15)
wakānat
and she was
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 3rd person feminine singular perfect verb
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض

Verse (66:12)

The analysis above refers to the twelfth verse of chapter 66 (sūrat l-taḥrīm):

Sahih International: And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel, and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.

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