The first word of verse (4:154) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā fā ʿayn (ر ف ع). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:154:1) warafaʿnā And We raised
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 1st person plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو عاطفة فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (4:154)

The analysis above refers to the 154th verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: And We raised over them the mount for [refusal of] their covenant; and We said to them, "Enter the gate bowing humbly", and We said to them, "Do not transgress on the sabbath", and We took from them a solemn covenant.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root rā fā ʿayn

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