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As-Saffat · Ayah 90

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So they turned away

فَتَوَلَّوْا۟

So they turned away

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

تولFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPastForm ((V))

Rootولي

★★★★Very common

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

Lemmaتَوَلَّىٰ

Verb (form V) - to turn

وْاIsm · Personal pronoun

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

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Past tense verb

فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ (So they turned 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

فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ (So they turned 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 they turned away from him, departing.

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