The seventh word of verse (27:16) 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 ʿayn lām mīm (ع ل م). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (27) sūrat l-naml (The Ants) (27:16:7) ʿullim'nā We have been taught
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 (27:16)

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

Sahih International: And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ʿayn lām mīm

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