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Verse (20:87), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (20:87) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The passive form II perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is ḥā mīm lām (ح م ل). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (20) sūrat ṭā hā


(20:87:7)
ḥummil'nā
[we] were made to carry
V – 1st person plural (form II) passive perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض مبني للمجهول و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع نائب فاعل

Verse (20:87)

The analysis above refers to the 87th verse of chapter 20 (sūrat ṭā hā):

Sahih International: They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."

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