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Hud · 11:45

And Noah called to his Lord and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!"

Sahih International

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وَنَادَىٰ

wanādā

And Nuh called

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

نادى

Fi'l · Verb

And Nuh called

Rootندوndw

to call, cry

53× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaنَادَىٰVerb (form III) - to call

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

وَنَادَىٰ (And Nuh called) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present
Verb form III — mutual action

وَنَادَىٰ (And Nuh called) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.

The action involves two parties.

Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV
Conjunction وَ (and)

وَنَادَىٰ (And Nuh called) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles