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Verse (26:3), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (26:3) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (يكون) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (26) sūrat l-shuʿarā (The Poets)


(26:3:5)
yakūnū
they become
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb, jussive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل مضارع مجزوم والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «يكون»

Verse (26:3)

The analysis above refers to the third verse of chapter 26 (sūrat l-shuʿarā):

Sahih International: Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

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2 messages

Maroussia Bednarkiewicz

17th October, 2013

I thought it was a MANSUB because of the 'AN ((منصوب ب(ان) rather than a Jussive, and because the LA here is NAFI (لا النفي) and not NAHI (النهي)...?

Abdul Rahman

27th October, 2013

I agree. Subjunctive mood.

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