The ninth word of verse (4:131) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The form II perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is wāw ṣād yā (و ص ي). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:131:9) waṣṣaynā We have instructed
V – 1st person plural (form II) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (4:131)

The analysis above refers to the 131st verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And We have instructed those who were given the Scripture before you and yourselves to fear Allah. But if you disbelieve - then to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allah Free of need and Praiseworthy.

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 wāw ṣād yā

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