The seventeenth word of verse (3:167) is divided into 4 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. 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 first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is tā bā ʿayn (ت ب ع). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is second person masculine plural.

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:167:17) la-ittabaʿnākum certainly we (would have) followed you."
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 1st person plural (form VIII) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun PRON – 2nd person masculine plural object pronoun	اللام لام التوكيد فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل والكاف ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (3:167)

The analysis above refers to the 167th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: And that He might make evident those who are hypocrites. For it was said to them, "Come, fight in the way of Allah or [at least] defend." They said, "If we had known [there would be] fighting, we would have followed you." They were nearer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allah is most Knowing of what they conceal -

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root tā bā ʿayn

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