The twelfth word of verse (7:144) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and verb. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كن) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:144:12) wakun and be
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 2nd person masculine singular imperative verb	الواو عاطفة فعل أمر

Verse (7:144)

The analysis above refers to the 144th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: [Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root kāf wāw nūn

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