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Verse (23:109), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (23:109) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb 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 (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers)


(23:109:2)
kāna
(there) was
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (23:109)

The analysis above refers to the 109th verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: Indeed, there was a party of My servants who said, 'Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.'

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