Hud
11:36

Hud · Ayah 36

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Translation

And it was revealed

Word Breakdown

وَأُوحِىَ

And it was revealed

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

أُوحىFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((IV))Passive
Rootوحي
Common

to inspire, reveal

Lemmaأَوْحَىٰٓ

Verb (form IV) - to reveal, to inspire

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَأُوحِىَ (And it was revealed) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Passive voice
وَأُوحِىَ (And it was revealed) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.
We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".
Verb form IV — causative
وَأُوحِىَ (And it was revealed) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَأُوحِىَ (And it was revealed) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And it was revealed to Noah that, "No one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.

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