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Description

The seventh word of verse (49:5) 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).

Verb forms

Perfect

كَانَ

Imperfect

يَكُونُ

Imperative

كُنْ

Active participle

كَائِن

Verbal noun

كَوْن/كَيْنُوْنة