The first word of verse (39:36) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and verb. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is lām yā sīn (ل ي س). The verb (ليس) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (39) sūrat l-zumar (The Groups) (39:36:1) alaysa Is not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb	الهمزة همزة استفهام فعل ماض من اخوات «كان»

Verse (39:36)

The analysis above refers to the 36th verse of chapter 39 (sūrat l-zumar):

Sahih International: Is not Allah sufficient for His Servant [Prophet Muhammad]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allah leaves astray - for him there is no guide.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle alif (أ)
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root lām yā sīn

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