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Al-A'raf · 7:77

So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O Ṣāliḥ, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."

Sahih International

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فَعَقَرُوا۟

faʿaqarū

Then they hamstrung

Word breakdown

فَ

Harf · Resumption particle

then

عَقَرُ

Fi'l · Verb

Then they hamstrung

RootعقرEqr

to hamstring, wound; barren, sterile

8× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaعَقَرَVerb (form I) - to hamstrung

وا۟

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَعَقَرُوا۟ (Then they hamstrung) 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 & Present