The ninth word of verse (6:8) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The passive perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is qāf ḍād yā (ق ض ي).

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle) (6:8:9) laquḍiya surely (would) have been decided
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 3rd person masculine singular passive perfect verb	اللام لام التوكيد فعل ماض مبني للمجهول

Verse (6:8)

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

Sahih International: And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root qāf ḍād yā

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