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Verse (29:29), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (29:29) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is hamza tā yā (أ ت ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (29) sūrat l-ʿankabūt (The Spider)


(29:29:2)
latatūna
approach
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (29:29)

The analysis above refers to the 29th verse of chapter 29 (sūrat l-ʿankabūt):

Sahih International: Indeed, you approach men and obstruct the road and commit in your meetings [every] evil." And the answer of his people was not but they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allah , if you should be of the truthful."

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