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Verse (34:41), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (34:41) 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 (34) sūrat saba (Sheba)


(34:41:8)
kānū
they used
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (34:41)

The analysis above refers to the 41st verse of chapter 34 (sūrat saba):

Sahih International: They will say, "Exalted are You! You, [O Allah], are our benefactor not them. Rather, they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them."

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