44:17

Ad-Dukhan · Ayah 17

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And certainly

۞ وَلَقَدْ

And certainly

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لHarf · Emphatic particle

Emphasis particle: adds emphasis or certainty

indeed

قدْHarf · Certainty particle

certainly/indeed

Lemmaقَد

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Conjunction وَ (and)

۞ وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Emphatic لَ (indeed)

۞ وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".

We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.

And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger [i.e., Moses],

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