Text: أَصۡطَفَى
Root: ص ف و (17)
Lemma: اصطفى (12)
Stem: صطفى (1)

The first word of verse (37:153) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and verb. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The form VIII perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is ṣād fā wāw (ص ف و).

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Position Text POS Tags Root Lemma Actions
1 أَ N - interogative particle INTG,PREF أ Show
2 صْطَفَى V - verb PERF,VF:8,3MS صفو اصْطَفَى Show

Verb Forms

Name Value Action
perfect صَفّٰى
imperfect يُصَفِّى
imperative صَفِّ
active_participle مُصَفٍّ
passive_participle مُصَفًّى
verbal_noun تَصْفِيَة