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Verse (68:17), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (68:17) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is bā lām wāw (ب ل و). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural.

Chapter (68) sūrat l-qalam (The Pen)


(68:17:2)
balawnāhum
have tried them
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (68:17)

The analysis above refers to the seventeenth verse of chapter 68 (sūrat l-qalam):

Sahih International: Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning

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