The seventeenth word of verse (2:20) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is dhāl hā bā (ذ ه ب).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:20:17) ladhahaba He would certainly have taken away
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb	اللام لام التوكيد فعل ماض

Verse (2:20)

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

Sahih International: The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root dhāl hā bā

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