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Verse (49:5), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (49:5) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (49) sūrat l-ḥujurāt (The Dwellings)


(49:5:7)
lakāna
certainly it would be
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل ماض

Verse (49:5)

The analysis above refers to the fifth verse of chapter 49 (sūrat l-ḥujurāt):

Sahih International: And if they had been patient until you [could] come out to them, it would have been better for them. But Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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