The seventh word of verse (39:4) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The form VIII perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is ṣād fā wāw (ص ف و).

Chapter (39) sūrat l-zumar (The Groups) (39:4:7) la-iṣ'ṭafā surely, He (could) have chosen
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 3rd person masculine singular (form VIII) perfect verb	اللام لام التوكيد فعل ماض

Verse (39:4)

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

Sahih International: If Allah had intended to take a son, He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He willed. Exalted is He; He is Allah , the One, the Prevailing.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ṣād fā wāw

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