Quran 20:117: The Last Testament

So We said, "O Adam, this is an enemy to you and your mate. So do not let him take you out from the paradise, else you will have hardship."

Translation endnotes

[20:115-123] See 2:36-39; 7:19-25; 20:115-123.

20:117Verse 2483 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

فَقُلْنَا

faqul'nā

Then We said

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

Then We said

Letter-by-letter reading

فَfaقُquلْlنَnaاā

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ROOTق و ل

WHAT THIS ISAn action or state word (a verb) with 2 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.

“قُلْ” (qul)means “Then We said” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is perfect verb.Corpus grammarV — first person plural perfect verb.

“نَا” (nā)an attached pronoun meaning “we” or “us.”Corpus grammarPRON — first person plural subject pronoun.