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Verse (83:14), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (83:14) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine 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 (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (83) sūrat l-muṭafifīn (Those Who Deal in Fraud)


(83:14:7)
kānū
they used to
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (83:14)

The analysis above refers to the fourteenth verse of chapter 83 (sūrat l-muṭafifīn):

Sahih International: No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.

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