Question for brother Mezhar or brother Wakas
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peace,
There are plenty of forum members who may be able to assist with your question. In any case, the common explanation is given here
http//corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=(14111)
Because 1. the verb precedes the subject, and 2. the subject is a broken plural.
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peace, it's same if refers to female speaking or a group.
2113 waqlati/and said (group) l-yahdu
342 qlati/said (group) l-malikatu
1410 qlat/said (group) messengers theirs
1411 qlat/said (group) to them messengers theirs
2718 qlat/said (f/s) ant O you the ants
289 waqlati/and said (f/s) woman Firaun
3313 qlat/said (group) faction among them -
Salam both,
Why in the Chapter 14 verse 11 feminine verb is used for masculine noun???. Is it common in Arabic language? I mean instead of using the verse is starting from ? Please help
Thanks
NKThe subject of the verb is broken plural, and broken plural is grammatically feminine singular.
See the same word the Messengers
7101; 970; 1012; 149, 10; 3099; 3525; 4022, 82; 646.
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Please clear one last thing. Why is not a group and singular????
peace, read context it's singular feminine speaking (not group) similar as 1172 ...
1172 qlat/said (f/s) O woe to me shall bear child and/while indeed I an elderly (f/s) and this husband mine shaykhan/elderly indeed this surely something bizarre
2718 until when came they of on valley l-namli/the ants (underground dwellers) qlat/said (f/s) namlatun/ant (f/s) O you l-namlu/the ants enters ye of dwelling place yours not crushed you suleiman and soldiers his and they not realizing
