The tenth word of verse (7:31) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and prohibition particle. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The prohibition particle (حرف نهي) is used to form a negative imperative and places the following verb into the jussive mood (مجزوم).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:31:10) walā but (do) not
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) PRO – prohibition particle	الواو عاطفة حرف نهي

Verse (7:31)

The analysis above refers to the 31st verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.

See Also

• English Translations
• Negative Prohibition
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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