Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ذقن
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The Arabic word "dihqan" is borrowed from Persian, meaning "headman of a village." It refers to a chief, proprietor, or a wealthy landowner, especially in Persia.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: dh-q-n
Listen: ٱلْأَذْقَانِ 36:8
Root letters: ذ — ق — ن

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (3)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:107 Noun
قُلۡ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦۤ أَوۡ لَا تُؤۡمِنُوۤا۟ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ مِن قَبۡلِهِۦۤ إِذَا یُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِمۡ یَ̅خِ̅رُّ̅و̅نَ̅ ̅لِ̅لۡ̅أَ̅ذۡ̅قَ̅ا̅نِ̅ ̅سُ̅جَّ̅دࣰ̅ا̅ ۝١٠٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Believe in it or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:109 Noun
وَیَخِرُّونَ لِلۡأَذۡقَانِ یَبۡكُونَ وَیَزِیدُهُمۡ خُشُوعࣰا ۝١٠٩ ۩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:8 Noun
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا فِیۤ أَعۡنَـٰقِهِمۡ أَغۡلَـٰلࣰا فَهِیَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَذۡقَانِ فَهُم مُّقۡمَحُونَ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, We have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لِلْأَذْقَانِ lilʾaadhqaāni Noun
ٱلْأَذْقَانِ lʾaadhqaāni Noun