Text: أَفَنَضۡرِبُ
Root: ض ر ب (58)
Lemma: ضرب (55)
Stem: نضرب (3)

The first word of verse (43:5) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, supplemental particle and verb. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The supplemental particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is ḍād rā bā (ض ر ب).

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Position Text POS Tags Root Lemma Actions
1 أَ N - interogative particle INTG,PREF أ Show
2 فَ P - supplemental particle SUP,PREF ف Show
3 نَضْرِبُ V - verb IMPF,VF:1,1P,MOOD:IND ضرب ضَرَبَ Show

Verb Forms

Name Value Action
perfect ضَرَبَ
imperfect يَضْرِبُ
imperative اِضْرِبْ
active_participle ضَارِب
passive_participle مَضْرُوْب
verbal_noun ضَرْب