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Al-Hijr · Ayah 79

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So We took retribution

فَٱنتَقَمْنَا

So We took retribution

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

انتقمْFi'l · Verb

1st personPluralPastForm ((VIII))

Rootنقم

★★★★Uncommon

to take retribution, punish; retribution, punishment

Lemmaٱنتَقَمْ

Verb (form VIII) - to take retribution

ناIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

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Past tense verb

فَٱنتَقَمْنَا (So We took retribution) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Verb form VIII — reflexive

فَٱنتَقَمْنَا (So We took retribution) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.

We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

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