The ninth word of verse (8:71) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and verb. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is mīm kāf nūn (م ك ن).

Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) (8:71:9) fa-amkana So He gave (you) power
REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) perfect verb	الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض

Verse (8:71)

The analysis above refers to the 71st verse of chapter 8 (sūrat l-anfāl):

Sahih International: But if they intend to betray you - then they have already betrayed Allah before, and He empowered [you] over them. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.

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 mīm kāf nūn

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