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Verse (20:129), Word 6 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixth word of verse (20:129) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) 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 (20) sūrat ṭā hā


(20:129:6)
lakāna
surely (would) have been
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل ماض

Verse (20:129)

The analysis above refers to the 129th verse of chapter 20 (sūrat ṭā hā):

Sahih International: And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, punishment would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].

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