Quran 11:65: The Last Testament

But they slaughtered her. So he said, "You will only have three days of enjoyment in your homes. This is a promise that will not be denied."

11:65Verse 1547 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

فَعَقَرُوهَا

faʿaqarūhā

But they hamstrung her

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form عقر. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

But they hamstrung her

Letter-by-letter reading

فَfaعَʿaقَqaرُruوwهَhaاā

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ROOTع ق ر

WHAT THIS ISAn action or state word (a verb) with 3 attached parts

What this word is doing

“فَ” (fa)This word resumes the flow after a pause or change in thought.Corpus grammarREM — prefixed rem particle.

“عَقَرُ” (ʿaqaru)means “But they hamstrung her” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is perfect verb, third person — masculine — plural.Corpus grammarV — third person masculine plural perfect verb.

“و” (w)an attached pronoun meaning “they” or “them.”Corpus grammarPRON — third person masculine plural subject pronoun.

“هَا” (hā)an attached pronoun meaning “she” or “her.”Corpus grammarPRON — third person feminine singular attached pronoun.