The first word of verse (2:238) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The form III imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is ḥā fā ẓā (ح ف ظ). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:238:1) ḥāfiẓū Guard strictly
V – 2nd person masculine plural (form III) imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (2:238)

The analysis above refers to the 238th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah , devoutly obedient.

See Also

• English Translations
• Imperative Verbs
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ḥā fā ẓā

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