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Verse (12:8), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (12:8) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The noun is masculine singular and is in the nominative case (مرفوع). The noun's triliteral root is hamza khā wāw (أ خ و). The attached possessive pronoun is third person masculine singular.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:8:4)
wa-akhūhu
and his brother
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
N – nominative masculine singular noun
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun
الواو عاطفة
اسم مرفوع والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (12:8)

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

Sahih International: When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.

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