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Verse (72:16), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (72:16) is divided into 4 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is sīn qāf yā (س ق ي). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural.

Chapter (72) sūrat l-jin (The Jinn)


(72:16:5)
la-asqaynāhum
surely We (would) have given them to drink
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (72:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 72 (sūrat l-jin):

Sahih International: And [Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision

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