Quran 5:88: The Last Testament

Eat from what God has provided for you, good and lawful; and be aware of God in whom you acknowledge.

5:88Verse 761 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَكُلُوا

wakulū

And eat

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And eat

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaكُkuلُluوwاā

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ROOTا ك ل

WHAT THIS ISAn action or state word (a verb) with 2 attached parts

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)This word resumes the flow after a pause or change in thought.Corpus grammarREM — prefixed rem particle.

“كُلُ” (kulu)means “And eat” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is second person — masculine — plural.Corpus grammarV — second person masculine plural imperative verb.

“وا” (wā)an attached pronoun meaning “you all.” It shows who is being addressed.Corpus grammarPRON — second person masculine plural subject pronoun.