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Verse (7:96), Word 15 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifteenth word of verse (7:96) is divided into 4 morphological segments. A particle of cause, verb, subject pronoun and object pronoun. The prefixed particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The particle is used to indicate cause and makes the following verb subjunctive. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is hamza khā dhāl (أ خ ذ). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun. The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural.

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


(7:96:15)
fa-akhadhnāhum
So We seized them
CAUS – prefixed particle of cause
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun
الفاء سببية
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (7:96)

The analysis above refers to the 96th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah , We would have opened upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning."

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