The eighth word of verse (14:4) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A particle of purpose and verb. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The form II imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine singular and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is bā yā nūn (ب ي ن).

Chapter (14) sūrat ib'rāhīm (Abraham) (14:4:8) liyubayyina so that he might make clear
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām V – 3rd person masculine singular (form II) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood	اللام لام التعليل فعل مضارع منصوب

Verse (14:4)

The analysis above refers to the fourth verse of chapter 14 (sūrat ib'rāhīm):

Sahih International: And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allah sends astray [thereby] whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root bā yā nūn

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