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كُونُ be in Arabic

كُونُ is how you say “be” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَلَا تَكُونُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَحْدَهُ

So it is only for God alone.

تَكُونُ it is

A present 'to be' verb whose subject is left unstated and understood as 'it', referring back to worship. Arabic freely drops a clear subject, letting the verb's ending carry it. Negated here, it leads into the exception that narrows the statement to God alone.

From Faith and Worship

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