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Verse (72:6), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (72:6) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (72) sūrat l-jin (The Jinn)


(72:6:2)
kāna
(there) were
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (72:6)

The analysis above refers to the sixth verse of chapter 72 (sūrat l-jin):

Sahih International: And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.

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