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القرآن
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The rare verb defined by the clause that follows it

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Hypothesis examined: when a rare verb is followed, without "and", by a clause detailing its content, that clause defines it; the translation links them with a colon.

The starting case is 79:30-31: « وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا », "And the earth, after that, He made it hatch forth: He brought forth from it its water and its pasture". The verb دَحَىٰ is rare; the next clause, without وَ, says what it consists of. The translation links them with a colon.

But no other rare verb followed by an explanatory clause is found in the Qur'an. One case, however sound, does not make a rule. The mechanism is close to that of “"And what will make you know what … is?": the question that announces a definition” (a question followed by its definition), but it is demonstrated only once.

In the text

Example 79:30-31
وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا
“And the earth, after that, He made it hatch forth: He brought forth from it its water and its pasture”
The only case; the translation links the two clauses with a colon.