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Verse (2:40), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (2:40) is divided into 4 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The prefixed conjunction fa is usually translated as "and". The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā hā bā (ر ه ب). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun. The of the first person singular object pronoun has been omitted due to elision (الياء محذوفة), and is indicated by the kasrah.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:40:13)
fa-ir'habūni
fear [Me].
CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and)
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 1st person singular object pronoun
الفاء عاطفة
فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل والياء المحذوفة ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (2:40)

The analysis above refers to the 40th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me.

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4 messages

Mazhar A. Nurani

3rd May, 2011

In fact this has five segments. Perhaps we are not yet taking into consideration the Last Noon which is not the part of verb but is additional, called "Protective Noon". نِ is placed before suffix pronoun ى to indicate that it is not the part of the verb but "Me" is object of the verb and is the recipient of action.

Kais

3rd May, 2011

Is this page not correct in stating that the yā of the first person singular object pronoun has been omitted due to elision (الياء محذوفة), and is indicated by the kasrah?

Mazhar A. Nurani

3rd May, 2011

The fact of elision is correct, and this is the fifth segment. But there is no mention of fourth segment which is نِ "Protection Noon" نون الوقاية

Kais

3rd May, 2011

Right, I see what you mean. I think at the moment - as a simplification over the full rules of i'rab - the website is considering the noon and the omitted ya as a single final suffix segment together.

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