An-Nazi'at
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An-Nazi'at · Ayah 21

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Translation

But he denied

Word Breakdown

فَكَذَّبَ

But he denied

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

كَذَّبَFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((II))
Rootكذب
Very common

to deny, reject; to lie, falsehood

Lemmaكَذَّبَ

Verb (form II) - to deny, to reject

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
فَكَذَّبَ (But he denied) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form II — intensified
فَكَذَّبَ (But he denied) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".

Sahih International

But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed.

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