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Verse (17:88), Word 16 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixteenth word of verse (17:88) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

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


(17:88:16)
kāna
were
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (17:88)

The analysis above refers to the 88th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants."

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