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Verse (3:23), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (3:23) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The passive form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is hamza tā yā (أ ت ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(3:23:5)
ūtū
were given
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form IV) passive perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض مبني للمجهول والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع نائب فاعل

Verse (3:23)

The analysis above refers to the 23rd verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Do you not consider, [O Muhammad], those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They are invited to the Scripture of Allah that it should arbitrate between them; then a party of them turns away, and they are refusing.

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