The fifth word of verse (64:16) 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 sīn mīm ʿayn (س م ع). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (64) sūrat l-taghābun (Mutual Loss & Gain) (64:16:5) wa-is'maʿū and listen
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 (64:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 64 (sūrat l-taghābun):

Sahih International: So fear Allah as much as you are able and listen and obey and spend [in the way of Allah]; it is better for your selves. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful.

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 sīn mīm ʿayn

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