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Verse (7:7), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (7:7) is divided into 4 morphological segments. A conjunction, emphatic prefix, verb and emphatic suffix. The prefixed conjunction fa is usually translated as "and". The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is qāf ṣād ṣād (ق ص ص). The suffixed emphatic particle is known as the nūn of emphasis (نون التوكيد).

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


(7:7:1)
falanaquṣṣanna
Then surely We will narrate
CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and)
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 1st person plural imperfect verb
EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn
الفاء عاطفة
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد

Verse (7:7)

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

Sahih International: Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.

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