Quran 27:22: The Last Testament

But the hoopoe did not stay away long, then he said, "I have seen what you do not know, and I have come to you from Sheba with news which is certain."

27:22Verse 3206 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

فَمَكَثَ

famakatha

So he stayed

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

So he stayed

Letter-by-letter reading

فَfaمَmaكَkaثَtha

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ROOTم ك ث

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.

“مَكَثَ” (makatha)means “So he stayed” 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.