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Verse (9:59), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (9:59) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā ḍād wāw (ر ض و). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (9) sūrat l-tawbah (The Repentance)


(9:59:3)
raḍū
(were) satisfied
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (9:59)

The analysis above refers to the 59th verse of chapter 9 (sūrat l-tawbah):

Sahih International: If only they had been satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allah ; Allah will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allah ," [it would have been better for them].

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