The sixth word of verse (6:9) is divided into 4 morphological segments. A conjunction, emphatic prefix, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is lām bā sīn (ل ب س). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle) (6:9:6) walalabasnā and certainly We (would) have obscured
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 1st person plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو عاطفة اللام لام التوكيد فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (6:9)

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

Sahih International: And if We had made him an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root lām bā sīn

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