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Description

The fourth word of verse (18:21) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of purpose, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle lām is used to indicate the purpose of an action and makes the following verb subjunctive. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is ʿayn lām mīm (ع ل م). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Verb forms

Perfect

عَلِمَ

Imperfect

يَعْلَمُ

Imperative

اِعْلَمْ

Active participle

عَالِم

Passive participle

مَعْلُوْم

Verbal noun

عِلْم