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Verse (7:5), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (7:5) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

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


(7:5:2)
kāna
was
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (7:5)

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

Sahih International: And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"

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