The seventh word of verse (8:19) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The form VIII imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is nūn hā yā (ن ه ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:19:7) tantahū you desist,
V – 2nd person masculine plural (form VIII) imperfect verb, jussive mood PRON – subject pronoun	فعل مضارع مجزوم والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (8:19)

The analysis above refers to the nineteenth verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: If you [disbelievers] seek the victory - the defeat has come to you. And if you desist [from hostilities], it is best for you; but if you return [to war], We will return, and never will you be availed by your [large] company at all, even if it should increase; and [that is] because Allah is with the believers.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root nūn hā yā

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