The second word of verse (6:42) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā sīn lām (ر س ل). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle) (6:42:2) arsalnā We sent (Messengers)
V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (6:42)

The analysis above refers to the 42nd verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām):

Sahih International: And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root rā sīn lām

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