Quran 20:120: The Last Testament

But the devil whispered to him, he said, "O Adam, shall I lead you to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which will not waste away?"

Translation endnotes

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

20:120Verse 2486 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

فَوَسْوَسَ

fawaswasa

Then whispered

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

Then whispered

Letter-by-letter reading

فَfaوَwaسْsوَwaسَsa

Read the sounds from right to left. Written letters and spoken sound may differ where Arabic pronunciation rules apply.

ROOTو س و س

WHAT THIS ISAn action or state word (a verb) with one attached part

What this word is doing

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

“وَسْوَسَ” (waswasa)means “Then whispered” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is perfect verb, third person — masculine — singular.Corpus grammarV — third person masculine singular perfect verb.