The eighth word of verse (5:24) 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 dāl wāw mīm (د و م). The verb (دام) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food) (5:24:8) dāmū as long as they are
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل ماض من اخوات «كان» والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «دام»

Verse (5:24)

The analysis above refers to the 24th verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: They said, "O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root dāl wāw mīm

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