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Verse (85:7), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (85:7) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is fā ʿayn lām (ف ع ل). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (85) sūrat l-burūj (The Big Stars)


(85:7:4)
yafʿalūna
they were doing
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (85:7)

The analysis above refers to the seventh verse of chapter 85 (sūrat l-burūj):

Sahih International: And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.

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