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Verse (3:140), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (3:140) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and demonstrative pronoun. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The demonstrative pronoun is feminine singular.

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)


(3:140:9)
watil'ka
And this
REM – prefixed resumption particle
DEM – feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
الواو استئنافية
اسم اشارة

Verse (3:140)

The analysis above refers to the 140th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: If a wound should touch you - there has already touched the [opposing] people a wound similar to it. And these days [of varying conditions] We alternate among the people so that Allah may make evident those who believe and [may] take to Himself from among you martyrs - and Allah does not like the wrongdoers -

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