The fourth word of verse (8:20) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The form IV imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is ṭā wāw ʿayn (ط و ع). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:20:4) aṭīʿū Obey
V – 2nd person masculine plural (form IV) imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (8:20)

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

Sahih International: O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].

See Also

• English Translations
• Imperative Verbs
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ṭā wāw ʿayn

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