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Verse (7:70), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (7:70) 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)


(7:70:8)
kāna
used to
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (7:70)

The analysis above refers to the 70th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: They said, "Have you come to us that we should worship Allah alone and leave what our fathers have worshipped? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."

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