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Verse (53:19), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (53:19) is divided into 4 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, supplemental particle, 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 supplemental particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is rā hamza yā (ر أ ي). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (53) sūrat l-najm (The Star)


(53:19:1)
afara-aytumu
So have you seen
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
SUP – prefixed supplemental particle
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
الفاء زائدة
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (53:19)

The analysis above refers to the nineteenth verse of chapter 53 (sūrat l-najm):

Sahih International: So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?

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