quran:tanzil-uthmani:9:42:2Sub-word segments
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لَوْكَانَعَرَضًاقَرِيبًاوَسَفَرًاقَاصِدًالَّٱتَّبَعُوكَوَلَٰكِنۢبَعُدَتْعَلَيْهِمُٱلشُّقَّةُوَسَيَحْلِفُونَبِٱللَّهِلَوِٱسْتَطَعْنَالَخَرَجْنَامَعَكُمْيُهْلِكُونَأَنفُسَهُمْوَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُإِنَّهُمْلَكَٰذِبُونَ
Reference 9:42These translations render verse 9:42 — the whole verse this word appears in — not this word alone. The correspondence is verse-level: no word-level alignment of translations exists for these editions, so we do not claim which English word renders this Arabic word. Compare the editions →
Had the gain been immediate, and the journey shorter, they would have followed you; but the distance seemed too long for them. Still they swear by God: “Had we been able, we would have marched out with you.” They damn their own souls, and God knows that they are lyingHad it been a near adventure and an easy journey they had followed thee, but the distance seemed too far for them. Yet will they swear by Allah (saying): If we had been able we would surely have set out with you. They destroy their souls, and Allah knoweth that they verily are liarsHad there been a near advantage and a short journey, they would certainly have followed thee; but the way seemed long to them. Yet will they swear by God, "Had we been able, we had surely gone forth with you:" they are self-destroyers! And God knoweth that they are surely liarsWere there goods nigh at hand, and a moderate journey, they would have followed you; but the distance was too far for them; they will swear by God, 'If we could, we would have gone forth with you.' They destroy themselves, but God knows that they lieThis exact written form كَانَ appears 323 times in the corpus.
The root ك و ن occurs 1390 times across 121 distinct forms.
No published investigation cites this word yet. When one does, it appears here — the evidence links back to the argument.