Quran 23:98: The Last Testament

"I seek refuge with you O Lord that they should come near."

23:98Verse 2792 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَاَعُوذُ

wa-aʿūdhu

And I seek refuge

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And I seek refuge

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaاَāaعُʿuوwذُdhu

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ROOTع و ذ

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

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)a joining word meaning “and.” It connects this word to what came before.Corpus grammarCONJ — prefixed conjunction wa (and).

“أَعُوذُ” (ʾaaʿuwdhu)means “And I seek refuge” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is imperfect verb.Corpus grammarV — first person singular imperfect verb.