Quran 37:88: The Last Testament

Then he looked towards the stars.

Translation endnotes

[37:88-89] Abraham's people were worshiping stars and idols. (6:76-78)

37:88Verse 3909 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

فَنَظَرَ

fanaẓara

Then he glanced

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

Then he glanced

Letter-by-letter reading

فَfaنَnaظَẓaرَra

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ROOTن ظ ر

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.

“نَظَرَ” (naẓara)means “Then he glanced” 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.