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Ta-Ha · Ayah 60

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Then went away

فَتَوَلَّىٰ

Then went away

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

تولىFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((V))

Rootولي

★★★★Very common

to be a protector/guardian, turn towards/away, friend

Lemmaتَوَلَّىٰ

Verb (form V) - to turn

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Past tense verb

فَتَوَلَّىٰ (Then went away) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Verb form V — doing to oneself

فَتَوَلَّىٰ (Then went away) uses form V (تَفَعَّلَ) — it's the reflexive of form II, meaning doing the action to yourself.

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

So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].

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