انْحَرْ
A word in the Arabic language will either be 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – انْحَرْ is a verb
To slaughter, sacrifice, injure the jugular vein, put hand on to upper part of the chest
A verb will either be 1) past tense or 2) present or future tense or 3) a command or request verb, also called an imperative – انْحَرْ is a command verb
| أَنْتَ الْمُخَاطَبُ | صَحِيْحٌ / سَالِمٌ | فِعْلٌ تَامٌ | ن ح ر | نَحَرَ يَنْحَرُ | بَابٌ فَتَحَ |
| Subject – You | Sound verb | Complete verb | Root | ف | اَلْمَصْدَرُ |
| فِعْلٌ | |||||
| Verb of command/request | فِعْلُ أَمْرٍ | Present and future tense verb | فِعْلٌ مُضَارِعٌ | Past tense verb | فِعْلٌ مَاضٍ |
| He sacrifices | يَنْحَرُ | He sacrificed | نَحَرَ | ||
| They two sacrifice | يَنْحَرَانِ | They two sacrificed | نَحَرَا | ||
| They all sacrifice | يَنْحَرُوْنَ | They sacrificed | نَحَرُوْا | ||
| She sacrifices | تَنْحَرُ | She sacrificed | نَحَرَتْ | ||
| They two (feminine) sacrifice | تَنْحَرَانِ | They two (feminine) sacrificed | نَحَرَتَا | ||
| They all (feminine) sacrifice | يَنْحَرْنَ | They (feminine) sacrificed | نَحَرْنَ | ||
| Sacrifice (You) | انْحَرْ | You sacrifice | تَنْحَرُ | You sacrificed | نَحَرْتَ |
| Sacrifice (You two) | انْحَرَا | You two sacrifice | تَنْحَرَانِ | You two sacrificed | نَحَرْتُمَا |
| Sacrifice (You all) | انْحَرُوْا | You all sacrifice | تَنْحَرُوْنَ | You all sacrificed | نَحَرْتُمْ |
| Sacrifice (You feminine) | انْحَرِيْ | You (feminine) sacrifice | تَنْحَرِيْنَ | You (feminine) sacrificed | نَحَرْتِ |
| Sacrifice (You two feminine) | انْحَرَا | You two (feminine) sacrifice | تَنْحَرَانِ | You two (feminine) sacrificed | نَحَرْتُمَا |
| Sacrifice (You all feminine) | اِنْحَرْنَ | You all (feminine) sacrifice | تَنْحَرْنَ | You all (feminine) sacrificed | نَحَرْتُنَّ |
| I sacrifice | أَنْحَرُ | I sacrificed | نَحَرْتُ | ||
| We sacrifice | نَنْحَرُ | We sacrificed | نَحَرْنَا | ||
| Surah/ | Below is the 1 verse in the holy Quran containing the imperative verb | انْحَرْ |
| Verse | ||
| 108-2 | So, pray to your Nurturer and offer sacrifice (place one’s hand in prayer on the upper part of the chest) | فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ |