14:15

Ibrahim · Ayah 15

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And they sought victory

وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟

And they sought victory

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

اسْتفْتحُFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPastForm ((X))

Rootفتح

★★★★Common

to open, grant victory, judge decisively

Lemmaٱسْتَفْتَحُ

Verb (form X) - to seek victory

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Past tense verb

وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ (And they sought victory) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Verb form X — seeking/requesting

وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ (And they sought victory) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.

We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ (And they sought victory) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

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

And they requested decision [i.e., victory from Allāh], and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.

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