Quran 72:8: The Last Testament

"We touched the heavens, but found it full of powerful guards and projectiles."

72:8Verse 5523 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَاَنَّا

wa-annā

And that we

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And that we

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaاَāaنَّnnaاā

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISAn emphasis word with 2 attached parts

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).

“أَنَّ” (ʾaanna)This is a word of emphasis. It means “indeed” or “certainly,” making the statement that follows stronger.Corpus grammarACC — accusative particle.

“ا” (ā)an attached pronoun meaning “we” or “us.”Corpus grammarPRON — first person plural attached pronoun.