The third word of verse (3:167) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The form III perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is nūn fā qāf (ن ف ق). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:167:3) nāfaqū (are) hypocrites.
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form III) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

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 nūn fā qāf

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