The first word of verse (7:107) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and verb. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is lām qāf yā (ل ق ي).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:107:1) fa-alqā So he threw
REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) perfect verb	الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض

Verse (7:107)

The analysis above refers to the 107th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.

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 lām qāf yā

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