The eleventh word of verse (6:165) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of purpose, verb and object pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine singular and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is bā lām wāw (ب ل و). The attached object pronoun is second person masculine plural.

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle) (6:165:11) liyabluwakum so that He may test you
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb, subjunctive mood PRON – 2nd person masculine plural object pronoun	اللام لام التعليل فعل مضارع منصوب والكاف ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (6:165)

The analysis above refers to the 165th verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām):

Sahih International: And it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you through what He has given you. Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty; but indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.

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 bā lām wāw

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