Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
دهن
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×), Verb (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root دَهَنَ (dhn) primarily means to anoint or oil something, like hair or skin. It can also describe rain lightly moistening the earth.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: d-h-n
Listen: فَيُدْهِنُونَ 68:9
Root letters: د — ه — ن

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Noun (3) · Verb (1)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Believers 23:20 Noun
وَشَجَرَةࣰ تَخۡرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَیۡنَاۤءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهۡنِ وَصِبۡغࣲ لِّلۡءَاكِلِینَ ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food for those who eat
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:37 Noun
فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةࣰ كَٱلدِّهَانِ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil
The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 56:81 Noun
أَفَبِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ ۝٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَيُدْهِنُونَ fayudhinuwna Verb
تُدْهِنُ tudhinu Verb
مُّدْهِنُونَ mudhinuwna Noun
كَٱلدِّهَانِ kaldihaāni Noun
بِٱلدُّهْنِ bilduhni Noun