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Verse (30:49), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (30:49) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (30) sūrat l-rūm (The Romans)


(30:49:2)
kānū
they were,
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (30:49)

The analysis above refers to the 49th verse of chapter 30 (sūrat l-rūm):

Sahih International: Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair.

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