The twelfth word of verse (2:79) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of purpose, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The form VIII imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is shīn rā yā (ش ر ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:79:12) liyashtarū to barter
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām V – 3rd person masculine plural (form VIII) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood PRON – subject pronoun	اللام لام التعليل فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (2:79)

The analysis above refers to the 79th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah ," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root shīn rā yā

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