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Verse (73:16), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (73:16) is divided into 4 morphological segments. A particle of cause, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The prefixed particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The particle is used to indicate cause and makes the following verb subjunctive. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is hamza khā dhāl (أ خ ذ). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is third person masculine singular.

Chapter (73) sūrat l-muzamil (The One wrapped in Garments)


(73:16:4)
fa-akhadhnāhu
so We seized him
CAUS – prefixed particle of cause
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun
الفاء سببية
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل والهاء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (73:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 73 (sūrat l-muzamil):

Sahih International: But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.

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