Hafiz soon
Maryam · 19:29
So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?"
Sahih International
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فَأَشَارَتْ
fa-ashārat
Then she pointed
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أشارتْ
Fi'l · VerbThen she pointed
Rootشور$wr
to consult, consultation
4× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaأَشَارَتْVerb (form IV) - to point
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَشَارَتْ (Then she pointed) 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 & PresentVerb form IV — causative
فَأَشَارَتْ (Then she pointed) 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]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV