The fifteenth word of verse (26:49) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb and emphatic suffix. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The form II imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person singular and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is qāf ṭā ʿayn (ق ط ع). The suffixed emphatic particle is known as the nūn of emphasis (نون التوكيد).

Chapter (26) sūrat l-shuʿarā (The Poets) (26:49:15) la-uqaṭṭiʿanna I will surely cut off
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 1st person singular (form II) imperfect verb EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn	اللام لام التوكيد فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد

Verse (26:49)

The analysis above refers to the 49th verse of chapter 26 (sūrat l-shuʿarā):

Sahih International: [Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root qāf ṭā ʿayn

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