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Verse (5:79), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (5:79) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is bā hamza sīn (ب أ س).

Chapter (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food)


(5:79:7)
labi'sa
Surely, evil
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل ماض

Verse (5:79)

The analysis above refers to the 79th verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: They used not to prevent one another from wrongdoing that they did. How wretched was that which they were doing.

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7th June, 2013

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