The fourteenth word of verse (34:9) is an imperfect verb (فعل مضارع). The verb is first person plural and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is khā sīn fā (خ س ف).

Chapter (34) sūrat saba (Sheba) (34:9:14) nakhsif We (could) cause to swallow them
V – 1st person plural imperfect verb, jussive mood	فعل مضارع مجزوم

Verse (34:9)

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

Sahih International: Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon them fragments from the sky. Indeed in that is a sign for every servant turning back [to Allah].

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root khā sīn fā

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