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Verse (68:17), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (68:17) is divided into 4 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb, emphatic suffix and object pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is ṣād rā mīm (ص ر م). The suffixed emphatic particle is known as the nūn of emphasis (نون التوكيد). The attached object pronoun is third person feminine singular.

Chapter (68) sūrat l-qalam (The Pen)


(68:17:9)
layaṣrimunnahā
to pluck its fruit
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb
EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn
PRON – 3rd person feminine singular object pronoun
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد و«ها» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (68:17)

The analysis above refers to the seventeenth verse of chapter 68 (sūrat l-qalam):

Sahih International: Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning

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