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Verse (12:14), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (12:14) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A circumstantial particle and personal pronoun. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "while" and is used to indicate the circumstance of events. The personal pronoun is first person plural.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:14:5)
wanaḥnu
while we
CIRC – prefixed circumstantial particle
PRON – 1st person plural personal pronoun
الواو حالية
ضمير منفصل

Verse (12:14)

The analysis above refers to the fourteenth verse of chapter 12 (sūrat yūsuf):

Sahih International: They said, " If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."

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