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إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Sentence structure
إِنَّ emphasizes the statement. جَهَنَّمَ is its noun, and كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا is its predicate clause, describing Hell as a place lying in wait.

إِنَّ — indeed
Grammar: A particle of emphasis resembling a verb; it makes جَهَنَّمَ accusative.

جَهَنَّمَ — Hell
Grammar: A proper noun in the accusative case and the noun of إِنَّ. It is diptote ممنوع من الصرف.

كَانَتْ — has been / is
Grammar: A third-person feminine singular perfect deficient verb. Its noun is the understood هِيَ, referring to Hell.

مِرْصَادًۭا — a place lying in wait
Grammar: An indefinite accusative masculine noun and the predicate of كَانَتْ. The whole كَانَتْ clause is the predicate of إِنَّ.

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Surah An-Naba · Ayah 21

Surah An-Naba — Part 3

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Sentence structure
إِنَّ emphasizes the statement. جَهَنَّمَ is its noun, and كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا is its predicate clause, describing Hell as a place lying in wait.

إِنَّ — indeed
Grammar: A particle of emphasis resembling a verb; it makes جَهَنَّمَ accusative.

جَهَنَّمَ — Hell
Grammar: A proper noun in the accusative case and the noun of إِنَّ. It is diptote ممنوع من الصرف.

كَانَتْ — has been / is
Grammar: A third-person feminine singular perfect deficient verb. Its noun is the understood هِيَ, referring to Hell.

مِرْصَادًۭا — a place lying in wait
Grammar: An indefinite accusative masculine noun and the predicate of كَانَتْ. The whole كَانَتْ clause is the predicate of إِنَّ.