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Verse (16:36), Word 10 - Quranic Grammar

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The tenth word of verse (16:36) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The form VIII imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is jīm nūn bā (ج ن ب). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:36:10)
wa-ij'tanibū
and avoid
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 2nd person masculine plural (form VIII) imperative verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (16:36)

The analysis above refers to the 36th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.

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