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Verse (2:65), Word 10 - Quranic Grammar

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The tenth word of verse (2:65) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كون) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:65:10)
kūnū
"Be
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كون»

Verse (2:65)

The analysis above refers to the 65th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And you had already known about those who transgressed among you concerning the sabbath, and We said to them, "Be apes, despised."

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