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

The twelfth word of verse (4:165) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and verb. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. 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 وَ P - resumption particle REM,PREF و 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