The fifth word of verse (3:53) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". 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.

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:53:5) wa-ittabaʿnā and we follow[ed]
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 1st person plural (form VIII) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو عاطفة فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (3:53)

The analysis above refers to the 53rd verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger Jesus, so register us among the witnesses [to truth]."

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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