The 36th word of verse (24:33) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of purpose, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The form VIII imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is bā ghayn yā (ب غ ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (24) sūrat l-nūr (The Light) (24:33:36) litabtaghū that you may seek
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām V – 2nd person masculine plural (form VIII) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood PRON – subject pronoun	اللام لام التعليل فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (24:33)

The analysis above refers to the 33rd verse of chapter 24 (sūrat l-nūr):

Sahih International: But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your right hands possess - then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allah which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life. And if someone should compel them, then indeed, Allah is [to them], after their compulsion, Forgiving and Merciful.

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 bā ghayn yā

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