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Verse (7:28), Word 17 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventeenth word of verse (7:28) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is second person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is qāf wāw lām (ق و ل). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(7:28:17)
ataqūlūna
Do you say
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (7:28)

The analysis above refers to the 28th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And when they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our fathers doing it, and Allah has ordered us to do it." Say, "Indeed, Allah does not order immorality. Do you say about Allah that which you do not know?"

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