The fourth word of verse (4:2) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and prohibition particle. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The prohibition particle (حرف نهي) is used to form a negative imperative and places the following verb into the jussive mood (مجزوم).

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:2:4) walā and (do) not
REM – prefixed resumption particle PRO – prohibition particle	الواو استئنافية حرف نهي

Verse (4:2)

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

Sahih International: And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin.

See Also

• English Translations
• Negative Prohibition
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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