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Verse (11:13), Word 17 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventeenth word of verse (11:13) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine plural. 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). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (11) sūrat hūd (Hud)


(11:13:17)
kuntum
you are
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (11:13)

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

Sahih International: Or do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten surahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah , if you should be truthful."

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