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Verse (8:35), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (8:35) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. 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).

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War)


(8:35:2)
kāna
was
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (8:35)

The analysis above refers to the 35th verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you disbelieved.

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