The first word of verse (3:39) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb and object pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The form III perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person feminine singular. The verb's triliteral root is nūn dāl wāw (ن د و). The attached object pronoun is third person masculine singular.

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:39:1) fanādathu Then called him
REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person feminine singular (form III) perfect verb PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun	الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض والهاء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (3:39)

The analysis above refers to the 39th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."

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 dāl wāw

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