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Verse (27:64), Word 18 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighteenth word of verse (27:64) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine plural. 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). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (27) sūrat l-naml (The Ants)


(27:64:18)
kuntum
you are
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (27:64)

The analysis above refers to the 64th verse of chapter 27 (sūrat l-naml):

Sahih International: Is He [not best] who begins creation and then repeats it and who provides for you from the heaven and earth? Is there a deity with Allah ? Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful."

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