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As-Saffat · Ayah 142

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Then swallowed him

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ

Then swallowed him

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

الْتقمFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((VIII))

Rootلقم

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swallowed

Lemmaٱلْتَقَمَ

Verb (form VIII) - to swallow

هُIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine singular)

him/his/it

3rd personMasculineSingular

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Past tense verb

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ (Then swallowed him) 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

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ (Then swallowed him) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.

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

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.

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