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Verse (3:143), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (3:143) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A circumstantial particle and personal pronoun. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "while" and is used to indicate the circumstance of events. The personal pronoun is second person masculine plural.

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


(3:143:11)
wa-antum
while you (were)
CIRC – prefixed circumstantial particle
PRON – 2nd person masculine plural personal pronoun
الواو حالية
ضمير منفصل

Verse (3:143)

The analysis above refers to the 143rd verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: And you had certainly wished for martyrdom before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on.

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