Quran 20:62: The Last Testament

So they disputed in their matter between themselves, and they kept secret their council.

20:62Verse 2428 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

فَتَنَازَعُٓوا

fatanāzaʿū

Then they disputed

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

Then they disputed

Letter-by-letter reading

فَfaتَtaنَnaاāزَzaعُʿuٓٓوwاā

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ROOTن ز ع

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.

“تَنَٰزَعُ” (tanāzaʿu)means “Then they disputed” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is perfect verb, verb pattern six, third person — masculine — plural.Corpus grammarV — third person masculine plural perfect verb.

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