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Verse (11:62), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (11:62) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb and object pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine singular and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is nūn hā yā (ن ه ي). The attached object pronoun is first person plural.

Chapter (11) sūrat hūd (Hud)


(11:62:9)
atanhānā
Do you forbid us
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
V – 2nd person masculine singular imperfect verb
PRON – 1st person plural object pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
فعل مضارع و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (11:62)

The analysis above refers to the 62nd verse of chapter 11 (sūrat hūd):

Sahih International: They said, "O salih, you were among us a man of promise before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? And indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."

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