Hud
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Hud · Ayah 122

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Translation

And wait

Word Breakdown

وَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟

And wait

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

انتظرُFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((VIII))
Rootنظر
Very common

to look upon, to see, to wait

Lemmaيَنتَظِرُ

Verb (form VIII) - to wait

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine plural)

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ (And wait) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form VIII — reflexive
وَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ (And wait) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ (And wait) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And wait; indeed, we are waiting."

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