Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
جنن
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 70 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root جَنّ (jann) primarily means to cover, conceal, or hide. It refers to something that is veiled or becomes dark, like the night.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: j-n-n
Listen: ٱلْجِنَّةِ 114:6
Root letters: ج — ن — ن

Word Family Tree (50 forms)

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

Noun 199× Verb

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

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

Noun (193) · Verb (1)

Noun (193 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:26 Noun
۞ لِّلَّذِینَ أَحۡسَنُوا۟ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ وَزِیَادَةࣱۖ وَلَا یَرۡهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمۡ قَتَرࣱ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ هُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): For them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra. No darkness will cover their faces, nor humiliation. Those are companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternall
Jonah 10:9 Noun
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ یَهۡدِیهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِإِیمَـٰنِهِمۡۖ تَجۡرِی مِن تَحۡتِهِمُ ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُ فِی جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ ۝٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - their Lord will guide them because of their faith. Beneath them rivers will flow in the Gardens of Pleasur
Mankind 114:6 Noun
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): From among the jinn and mankind."
Hud 11:108 Noun
۞ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِینَ سُعِدُوا۟ فَفِی ٱلۡجَنَّةِ خَـٰلِدِینَ فِیهَا مَا دَامَتِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاۤءَ رَبُّكَۖ عَطَاۤءً غَیۡرَ مَجۡذُوذࣲ ۝١٠٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And as for those who were [destined to be] prosperous, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord should will - a bestowal uninterrupted
Hud 11:119 Noun
إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَۚ وَلِذَ ٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمۡۗ وَتَمَّتۡ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لَأَمۡلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجۡمَعِینَ ۝١١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them. But the word of your Lord is to be fulfilled that, "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and men all together."

Derived Forms (50)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
جَنَّٰتٍ janatin Noun 36×
ٱلْجَنَّةِ ljanahi Noun 27×
ٱلْجَنَّةَ ljanaha Noun 17×
ٱلْجِنِّ ljini Noun 15×
جَنَّٰتِ janati Noun 11×
جَنَّٰتُ janatu Noun
ٱلْجَنَّةُ ljanahu Noun
جَنَّٰتٌ janatun Noun
وَجَنَّٰتٍ wajanatin Noun
جَآنٌّ jaānun Noun