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Verse (9:57), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (9:57) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The form II perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is wāw lām yā (و ل ي). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (9) sūrat l-tawbah (The Repentance)


(9:57:8)
lawallaw
surely, they would turn
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām
V – 3rd person masculine plural (form II) perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
اللام لام التوكيد
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (9:57)

The analysis above refers to the 57th verse of chapter 9 (sūrat l-tawbah):

Sahih International: If they could find a refuge or some caves or any place to enter [and hide], they would turn to it while they run heedlessly.

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