ذنب
dh-n-b
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ذنب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "dhnb" primarily refers to a tail, like an animal's. It can also metaphorically describe the end or last part of something, such as the "tail of a story" or the "end of a valley.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
dh-n-b
Listen:
بِذَنۢبِهِمْ
91:14
Root letters:
ذ — ن — ب
Word Family Tree (23 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ذنب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 39×
Concordance — 39 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ذنب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (37)
Noun (37 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:29
Noun
یُوسُفُ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ هَـٰذَاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِی لِذَنۢبِكِۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلۡخَاطِءِینَ ٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Joseph, ignore this. And, [my wife], ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful."
Joseph 12:97
Noun
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَبَانَا ٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَـٰطِءِینَ ٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They said, "O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins; indeed, we have been sinners."
Abraham 14:10
Noun
۞ قَالَتۡ رُسُلُهُمۡ أَفِی ٱللَّهِ شَكࣱّ فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ یَدۡعُوكُمۡ لِیَغۡفِرَ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمۡ وَیُؤَخِّرَكُمۡ إِلَىٰۤ أَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّىۚ قَالُوۤا۟ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُنَا تُرِیدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ یَعۡبُدُ ءَابَاۤؤُنَا فَأۡتُونَا بِسُلۡطَـٰنࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Their messengers said, "Can there be doubt about Allah , Creator of the heavens and earth? He invites you that He may forgive you of your sins, and He delays your death for a specified term." They said, "You are not but men like us who wish to avert us from what our fathers were worshipping. So bring us a clear authority."
وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ نُوحࣲۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِیرَۢا بَصِیرࣰا ١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Acquainted and Seeing
وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡحَیِّ ٱلَّذِی لَا یَمُوتُ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِهِۦۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِهِۦ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِیرًا ٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt [ Allah ] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted
Derived Forms (23)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| بِذُنُوبِهِمْ | bidhunuwbihim | Noun | 7× | |
| ذُنُوبِكُمْ | dhunuwbikum | Noun | 3× | |
| ذُنُوبَكُمْ | dhunuwbakum | Noun | 3× | |
| ذُنُوبَنَا | dhunuwbanaā | Noun | 3× | |
| بِذَنۢبِهِمْ | bidhanbihim | Noun | 2× | |
| لِذَنۢبِكَ | lidhanbika | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلذُّنُوبَ | ldhunuwba | Noun | 2× | |
| بِذُنُوبِ | bidhunuwbi | Noun | 2× | |
| ذَنۢبٍ | dhanbin | Noun | 1× | |
| ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ | dhanbihi | Noun | 1× |