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Verse (8:7), Word 21 - Quranic Grammar

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The 21st word of verse (8:7) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and verb. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine singular and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is qāf ṭā ʿayn (ق ط ع).

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


(8:7:21)
wayaqṭaʿa
and cut off
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
الواو عاطفة
فعل مضارع منصوب

Verse (8:7)

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

Sahih International: [Remember, O believers], when Allah promised you one of the two groups - that it would be yours - and you wished that the unarmed one would be yours. But Allah intended to establish the truth by His words and to eliminate the disbelievers

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