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Verse (7:172), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (7:172) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person singular. The verb's triliteral root is lām yā sīn (ل ي س). The verb (لس) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights)


(7:172:13)
alastu
"Am I not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
V – 1st person singular perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
فعل ماض من اخوات «كان» والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «لس»

Verse (7:172)

The analysis above refers to the 172nd verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware."

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