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Verse (19:23), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (19:23) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person 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). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (19) sūrat maryam (Mary)


(19:23:11)
wakuntu
and I was
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 1st person singular perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (19:23)

The analysis above refers to the 23rd verse of chapter 19 (sūrat maryam):

Sahih International: And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten."

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