The thirteenth word of verse (4:5) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is qāf wāw lām (ق و ل). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:5:13) waqūlū and speak
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو عاطفة فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (4:5)

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

Sahih International: And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allah has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

See Also

• English Translations
• Imperative Verbs
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root qāf wāw lām

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