The ninth word of verse (6:79) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and negative particle. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The negative particle acts like the verb laysa (ليس). This verb belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle) (6:79:9) wamā and not
REM – prefixed resumption particle NEG – negative particle	الواو استئنافية نافية بمنزلة «ليس»

Verse (6:79)

The analysis above refers to the 79th verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām):

Sahih International: Indeed, I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allah."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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