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Verse (17:98), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (17:98) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. 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). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(17:98:8)
kunnā
we are
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (17:98)

The analysis above refers to the 98th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation?"

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