The second word of verse (66:4) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person dual and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is tā wāw bā (ت و ب). The suffix (الألف) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (66) sūrat l-taḥrīm (The Prohibition) (66:4:2) tatūbā you both turn
V – 2nd person dual imperfect verb, jussive mood PRON – subject pronoun	فعل مضارع مجزوم والألف ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (66:4)

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

Sahih International: If you two [wives] repent to Allah , [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. But if you cooperate against him - then indeed Allah is his protector, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers and the angels, moreover, are [his] assistants.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root tā wāw bā

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Omar AL Zabir 8th November, 2011 Is this a gender neutral "you both" or feminine "you both"?

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