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Verse (2:67), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (2:67) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is dhāl bā ḥā (ذ ب ح). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:67:9)
tadhbaḥū
you slaughter
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (2:67)

The analysis above refers to the 67th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant."

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