Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ثني
Qur'an Occurrences
29 times across 18 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root ثني across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root ثني primarily means to fold, bend, or turn something back. It also conveys the idea of repeating or doing something a second time.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: th-n-y
Listen: يَسْتَثْنُونَ 68:18
Root letters: ث — ن — ي

Word Family Tree (14 forms)

All word forms derived from the root ثني as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 27× Verb

Concordance — 29 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root ثني appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (22) · Verb (2)

Noun (22 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:40 Noun
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ قُلۡنَا ٱحۡمِلۡ فِیهَا مِن كُلࣲّ زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ وَمَنۡ ءَامَنَۚ وَمَاۤ ءَامَنَ مَعَهُۥۤ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣱ ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Load upon the ship of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed." But none had believed with him, except a few
The Thunder 13:3 Noun
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی مَدَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَجَعَلَ فِیهَا رَوَ ٰسِیَ وَأَنۡهَـٰرࣰاۖ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ جَعَلَ فِیهَا زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِۖ یُغۡشِی ٱلَّیۡلَ ٱلنَّهَارَۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ ۝٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:87 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَیۡنَـٰكَ سَبۡعࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَثَانِی وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡعَظِیمَ ۝٨٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an
The Bee 16:51 Noun
۞ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوۤا۟ إِلَـٰهَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِۖ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَـٰهࣱ وَ ٰحِدࣱ فَإِیَّـٰیَ فَٱرۡهَبُونِ ۝٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Allah has said, "Do not take for yourselves two deities. He is but one God, so fear only Me."
The Pilgrimage 22:9 Noun
ثَانِیَ عِطۡفِهِۦ لِیُضِلَّ عَن سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِۖ لَهُۥ فِی ٱلدُّنۡیَا خِزۡیࣱۖ وَنُذِیقُهُۥ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ عَذَابَ ٱلۡحَرِیقِ ۝٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Twisting his neck [in arrogance] to mislead [people] from the way of Allah . For him in the world is disgrace, and We will make him taste on the Day of Resurrection the punishment of the Burning Fire [while it is said]

Derived Forms (14)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱثْنَيْنِ thnayni Noun 10×
ٱثْنَتَيْنِ thnatayni Noun
مَثْنَىٰ mathnaā Noun
ثَانِىَ thaāniāa Noun
ٱثْنَتَا thnataā Noun
يَسْتَثْنُونَ yastathnuwna Verb
مَّثَانِىَ mathaāniāa Noun
مَّثْنَىٰ mathnaā Noun
ٱلْمَثَانِى lmathaāniā Noun
يَثْنُونَ yathnuwna Verb