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Verse (3:155), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (3:155) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An accusative particle and preventive particle. The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها). The preventive particle stops inna from taking its normal role in the sentence. Together the segments are known as kāfa wa makfūfa (كافة ومكفوفة).

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


(3:155:8)
innamā
only
ACC – accusative particle
PREV – preventive particle
كافة ومكفوفة

Verse (3:155)

The analysis above refers to the 155th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Indeed, those of you who turned back on the day the two armies met, it was Satan who caused them to slip because of some [blame] they had earned. But Allah has already forgiven them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.

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