The twelfth word of verse (2:186) is divided into 4 morphological segments. A resumption particle, imperative particle, verb and subject pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "let" and is used to form an imperative construction. The form X imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is jīm wāw bā (ج و ب). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:186:12) falyastajībū So let them respond
REM – prefixed resumption particle IMPV – prefixed imperative particle lām V – 3rd person masculine plural (form X) imperfect verb, jussive mood PRON – subject pronoun	الفاء استئنافية اللام لام الامر فعل مضارع مجزوم والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (2:186)

The analysis above refers to the 186th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root jīm wāw bā

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