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Verse (7:127), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (7:127) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of purpose, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The form IV imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is fā sīn dāl (ف س د). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(7:127:9)
liyuf'sidū
so that they cause corruption
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form IV) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
اللام لام التعليل
فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (7:127)

The analysis above refers to the 127th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And the eminent among the people of Pharaoh said," Will you leave Moses and his people to cause corruption in the land and abandon you and your gods?" [Pharaoh] said, "We will kill their sons and keep their women alive; and indeed, we are subjugators over them."

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