The eighteenth word of verse (7:155) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb and object pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The form IV imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine singular and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is hā lām kāf (ه ل ك). The attached object pronoun is first person plural.

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:155:18) atuh'likunā Would You destroy us
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif V – 2nd person masculine singular (form IV) imperfect verb PRON – 1st person plural object pronoun	الهمزة همزة استفهام فعل مضارع و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (7:155)

The analysis above refers to the 155th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. And when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before and me [as well]. Would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is not but Your trial by which You send astray whom You will and guide whom You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle alif (أ)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root hā lām kāf

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