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Verse (27:14), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (27:14) 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 (27) sūrat l-naml (The Ants)


(27:14:9)
kāna
was
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (27:14)

The analysis above refers to the fourteenth verse of chapter 27 (sūrat l-naml):

Sahih International: And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness. So see how was the end of the corrupters.

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