The fifteenth word of verse (2:170) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, supplemental particle and subordinating conjunction. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The supplemental particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so".

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:170:15) awalaw Even though
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif SUP – prefixed supplemental particle SUB – subordinating conjunction	الهمزة همزة استفهام الواو زائدة حرف مصدري

Verse (2:170)

The analysis above refers to the 170th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle alif (أ)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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