The eleventh word of verse (8:43) is divided into 4 morphological segments. A conjunction, emphatic prefix, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The form VI perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is nūn zāy ʿayn (ن ز ع). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:43:11) walatanāzaʿtum and surely you would have disputed
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 2nd person masculine plural (form VI) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو عاطفة اللام لام التوكيد فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (8:43)

The analysis above refers to the 43rd verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: [Remember, O Muhammad], when Allah showed them to you in your dream as few; and if He had shown them to you as many, you [believers] would have lost courage and would have disputed in the matter [of whether to fight], but Allah saved [you from that]. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verb Forms in Quranic Grammar
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root nūn zāy ʿayn

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