The eighth word of verse (4:139) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The form VIII imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is bā ghayn yā (ب غ ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:139:8) ayabtaghūna Do they seek
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif V – 3rd person masculine plural (form VIII) imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الهمزة همزة استفهام فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (4:139)

The analysis above refers to the 139th verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle alif (أ)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root bā ghayn yā

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