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The sixth word of verse (2:36) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine dual. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الألف) is an attached subject pronoun.

Verb forms

Perfect

كَانَ

Imperfect

يَكُونُ

Imperative

كُنْ

Active participle

كَائِن

Verbal noun

كَوْن/كَيْنُوْنة