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Verse (83:17), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (83:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second 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 (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

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


(83:17:5)
kuntum
you used to
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (83:17)

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

Sahih International: Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

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