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Verse (6:77), Word 15 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifteenth word of verse (6:77) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb and emphatic suffix. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person singular and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (اكون) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffixed emphatic particle is known as the nūn of emphasis (نون التوكيد).

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle)


(6:77:15)
la-akūnanna
I will surely be
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 1st person singular imperfect verb
EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد

Verse (6:77)

The analysis above refers to the 77th verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām):

Sahih International: And when he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "Unless my Lord guides me, I will surely be among the people gone astray."

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