The eighth word of verse (8:50) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is ḍād rā bā (ض ر ب). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:50:8) yaḍribūna striking
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (8:50)

The analysis above refers to the 50th verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: And if you could but see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieved... They are striking their faces and their backs and [saying], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ḍād rā bā

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