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Ash-Shu'ara · Ayah 38

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So were assembled

فَجُمِعَ

So were assembled

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

جُمعFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPastPassive

Rootجمع

★★★★Very common

to gather, assemble, collect

Lemmaجَمَعَ

Verb (form I) - to gather, to collect

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Past tense verb

فَجُمِعَ (So were assembled) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Passive voice

فَجُمِعَ (So were assembled) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.

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