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Verse (18:40), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (18:40) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and verb. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The form IV imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person feminine singular and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is ṣād bā ḥā (ص ب ح). The verb (تصبح) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (18) sūrat l-kahf (The Cave)


(18:40:13)
fatuṣ'biḥa
then it will become
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 3rd person feminine singular (form IV) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
الفاء استئنافية
فعل مضارع من اخوات «كان» منصوب

Verse (18:40)

The analysis above refers to the 40th verse of chapter 18 (sūrat l-kahf):

Sahih International: It may be that my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden and will send upon it a calamity from the sky, and it will become a smooth, dusty ground,

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