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Verse (18:55), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (18:55) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The form X imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is ghayn fā rā (غ ف ر). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (18) sūrat l-kahf (The Cave)


(18:55:9)
wayastaghfirū
and they ask forgiveness
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form X) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (18:55)

The analysis above refers to the 55th verse of chapter 18 (sūrat l-kahf):

Sahih International: And nothing has prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that there [must] befall them the [accustomed] precedent of the former peoples or that the punishment should come [directly] before them.

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