Text: لَكَانَ
Root: ك و ن (1390)
Lemma: كان (1358)
Stem: كان (427)

The tenth word of verse (47:21) 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 kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

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Position Text POS Tags Root Lemma Actions
1 لَ P - emphatic laam prefix EMPH,PREF ل Show
2 كَانَ V - verb PERF,VF:1,FAM:كَان,3MS كون كانَ Show

Verb Forms

Name Value Action
perfect كَانَ
imperfect يَكُونُ
imperative كُنْ
active_participle كَائِن
verbal_noun كَوْن/كَيْنُوْنة