The fourth word of verse (4:118) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb and emphatic suffix. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The form VIII imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person singular and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is hamza khā dhāl (أ خ ذ). The suffixed emphatic particle is known as the nūn of emphasis (نون التوكيد).

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:118:4) la-attakhidhanna "I will surely take
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 1st person singular (form VIII) imperfect verb EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn	اللام لام التوكيد فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد

Verse (4:118)

The analysis above refers to the 118th verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: Whom Allah has cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion.

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 hamza khā dhāl

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