The seventh word of verse (66:12) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of cause, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The particle is used to indicate cause and makes the following verb subjunctive. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is nūn fā khā (ن ف خ). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (66) sūrat l-taḥrīm (The Prohibition) (66:12:7) fanafakhnā so We breathed
CAUS – prefixed particle of cause V – 1st person plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الفاء سببية فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (66:12)

The analysis above refers to the twelfth verse of chapter 66 (sūrat l-taḥrīm):

Sahih International: And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel, and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle fa (ف)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root nūn fā khā

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