The fourth word of verse (8:33) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of purpose, verb and object pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The form II imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine singular and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is ʿayn dhāl bā (ع ذ ب). The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural.

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:33:4) liyuʿadhibahum that He punishes them
PRP – prefixed particle of purpose lām V – 3rd person masculine singular (form II) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun	اللام لام التعليل فعل مضارع منصوب و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به

Verse (8:33)

The analysis above refers to the 33rd verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: But Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ʿayn dhāl bā

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