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As-Saffat · 37:142
Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.
Sahih International
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فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ
fal-taqamahu
Then swallowed him
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
الْتقم
Fi'l · VerbThen swallowed him
Rootلقمlqm
swallowed
1× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaٱلْتَقَمَVerb (form VIII) - to swallow
هُ
Ism · Personal pronounhim/his/it
Grammar rules
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.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb 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".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X