The ninth word of verse (7:132) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A result particle and negative particle. The result particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate the result of a condition. The negative particle acts like the verb laysa (ليس). This verb belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:132:9) famā then not
RSLT – prefixed result particle NEG – negative particle	الفاء واقعة في جواب الشرط نافية بمنزلة «ليس»

Verse (7:132)

The analysis above refers to the 132nd verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And they said, "No matter what sign you bring us with which to bewitch us, we will not be believers in you."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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