Quran 17:68: The Last Testament

Are you confident that He will not cause this side of the land to swallow you up, or that He would not send a violent storm against you? Then you will find no caretaker for yourselves.

17:68Verse 2112 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

اَفَاَمِنْتُمْ

afa-amintum

Do you then feel secure

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

Do you then feel secure

Letter-by-letter reading

اَaaفَfaاَāaمِmiنْnتُtuمْm

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ROOTا م ن

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

What this word is doing

“أَ” (ʾaa)This word asks a question, like “is?” or “do?”Corpus grammarINTG — prefixed intg particle.

“فَ” (fa)This is an extra supporting word used for Arabic grammar or emphasis.Corpus grammarSUP — prefixed sup particle.

“أَمِن” (ʾaamin)means “Do you then feel secure” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is perfect verb, second person — masculine — plural.Corpus grammarV — second person masculine plural perfect verb.

“تُمْ” (tum)an attached pronoun meaning “you all.” It shows who is being addressed.Corpus grammarPRON — second person masculine plural subject pronoun.