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Verse (16:107), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (16:107) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The form X perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is ḥā bā bā (ح ب ب). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:107:3)
is'taḥabbū
they preferred
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form X) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (16:107)

The analysis above refers to the 107th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.

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