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Description

The first word of verse (37:144) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is lām bā thā (ل ب ث).

Verb forms

Perfect

لَبِثَ

Imperfect

يَلْبَثُ

Imperative

اِلْبَثْ

Active participle

لَابِث

Passive participle

مَلْبُوْث

Verbal noun

لَبْث/لُبْث