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Verse (52:34), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (52:34) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (52) sūrat l-ṭūr (The Mount)


(52:34:5)
kānū
they are
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (52:34)

The analysis above refers to the 34th verse of chapter 52 (sūrat l-ṭūr):

Sahih International: Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.

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