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

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The fifth word of verse (7:7) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. 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). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(7:7:5)
kunnā
were We
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

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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