Quran 43:8: The Last Testament

We have destroyed those who were even more powerful than these, and the example of the previous generations has already been given.

43:8Verse 4372 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

فَاَهْلَكْـنَٓا

fa-ahlaknā

Then We destroyed

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

Then We destroyed

Letter-by-letter reading

فَfaاَāaهْhلَlaكْkــنَnaٓٓاā

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ROOTه ل ك

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.

“أَهْلَكْ” (ʾaahlak)means “Then We destroyed” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is perfect verb, verb pattern four.Corpus grammarV — first person plural perfect verb.

“نَا” (nā)an attached pronoun meaning “we” or “us.”Corpus grammarPRON — first person plural subject pronoun.