Hafiz soon
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:44
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
Sahih International
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فَأَلْقَوْا۟
fa-alqaw
So they threw
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
ألْق
Fi'l · VerbSo they threw
Rootلقيlqy
to meet, encounter, to cast or throw
146× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَلْقَىٰٓVerb (form IV) - to cast, to throw, to meet, to offer
وْا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَلْقَوْا۟ (So they threw) 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
فَأَلْقَوْا۟ (So they threw) 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