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Verse (12:17), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (12:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is dhāl hā bā (ذ ه ب). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:17:4)
dhahabnā
[we] went
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (12:17)

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

Sahih International: They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."

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