At-Tawbah
9:8

At-Tawbah · Ayah 8

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Translation

How

Word Breakdown

كَيْفَ

How

Word Breakdown

كيْفHarf · Interrogative particle

how?

Rootكيف
Common

how

Lemmaكَيْف

Nominal (1) Interogative particle

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Question marker
كَيْفَ (How) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
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Sahih International

How [can there be a treaty] while, if they gain dominance over you, they do not observe concerning you any pact of kinship or covenant of protection? They satisfy you with their mouths, but their hearts refuse [compliance], and most of them are defiantly disobedient.

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