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Hud · 11:65

But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied [i.e., unfailing]."

Sahih International

Word 1 of 11

فَعَقَرُوهَا

faʿaqarūhā

But they hamstrung her

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

عقرُ

Fi'l · Verb

But they hamstrung her

RootعقرEqr

to hamstring, wound; barren, sterile

8× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaعَقَرَVerb (form I) - to hamstrung

و

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

ها

Ism · Personal pronoun

her/it

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَعَقَرُوهَا (But they hamstrung her) 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