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Verse (11:116), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (11:116) 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 (11) sūrat hūd (Hud)


(11:116:2)
kāna
had been
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (11:116)

The analysis above refers to the 116th verse of chapter 11 (sūrat hūd):

Sahih International: So why were there not among the generations before you those of enduring discrimination forbidding corruption on earth - except a few of those We saved from among them? But those who wronged pursued what luxury they were given therein, and they were criminals.

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