The twentieth word of verse (8:12) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The imperative verb (فعل أمر) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is ḍād rā bā (ض ر ب). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:12:20) wa-iḍ'ribū and strike
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو عاطفة فعل أمر والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (8:12)

The analysis above refers to the twelfth verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."

See Also

• English Translations
• Imperative Verbs
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ḍād rā bā

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