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Verse (72:4), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (72:4) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (72) sūrat l-jin (The Jinn)


(72:4:2)
kāna
used to
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (72:4)

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

Sahih International: And that our foolish one has been saying about Allah an excessive transgression.

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