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Verse (7:11), Word 6 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixth word of verse (7:11) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is qāf wāw lām (ق و ل). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights)


(7:11:6)
qul'nā
We said
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (7:11)

The analysis above refers to the eleventh verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And We have certainly created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.

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