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Verse (7:173), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (7:173) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An accusative particle and preventive particle. The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها). The preventive particle stops inna from taking its normal role in the sentence. Together the segments are known as kāfa wa makfūfa (كافة ومكفوفة).

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


(7:173:3)
innamā
"Only
ACC – accusative particle
PREV – preventive particle
كافة ومكفوفة

Verse (7:173)

The analysis above refers to the 173rd verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"

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