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Verse (8:44), Word 14 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourteenth word of verse (8:44) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War)


(8:44:14)
kāna
(that) was
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (8:44)

The analysis above refers to the 44th verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: And [remember] when He showed them to you, when you met, as few in your eyes, and He made you [appear] as few in their eyes so that Allah might accomplish a matter already destined. And to Allah are [all] matters returned.

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