Text: لَّٱصۡطَفَىٰ
Root: ص ف و (17)
Lemma: اصطفى (12)
Stem: اصطفى (5)

The seventh word of verse (39:4) 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 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 لَّ P - emphatic laam prefix EMPH,PREF ل Show
2 ٱصْطَفَىٰ 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