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Verse (17:5), Word 12 - Quranic Grammar

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The twelfth word of verse (17:5) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction fa is usually translated as "and". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is jīm wāw sīn (ج و س). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)


(17:5:12)
fajāsū
and they entered
CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء عاطفة
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (17:5)

The analysis above refers to the fifth verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.

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