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Verse (16:46), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (16:46) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and negative particle. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events.

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:46:5)
famā
then not
REM – prefixed resumption particle
NEG – negative particle
الفاء استئنافية
حرف نفي

Verse (16:46)

The analysis above refers to the 46th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure?

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