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Verse (12:25), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (12:25) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine dual. The verb's triliteral root is lām fā wāw (ل ف و). The suffix (الألف) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:25:7)
wa-alfayā
and they both found
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine dual (form IV) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض والألف ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (12:25)

The analysis above refers to the 25th verse of chapter 12 (sūrat yūsuf):

Sahih International: And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door. She said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife but that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment?"

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