The thirteenth word of verse (20:131) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of purpose, verb and object pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is fā tā nūn (ف ت ن). The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural.

Chapter (20) sūrat ṭā hā (20:131:13) linaftinahum that We may test them
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām V – 1st person plural imperfect verb, subjunctive mood PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun	اللام لام التعليل فعل مضارع منصوب و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (20:131)

The analysis above refers to the 131st verse of chapter 20 (sūrat ṭā hā):

Sahih International: And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root fā tā nūn

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