Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ركن (rkn) primarily refers to the side or corner of a thing, especially its strongest part, like the corner of a house.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-k-n
Listen: بِرُكْنِهِۦ 51:39
Root letters: ر — ك — ن

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (2) · Verb (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:80 Noun
قَالَ لَوۡ أَنَّ لِی بِكُمۡ قُوَّةً أَوۡ ءَاوِیۤ إِلَىٰ رُكۡنࣲ شَدِیدࣲ ۝٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."
The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers 51:39 Noun
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَـٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونࣱ ۝٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
بِرُكْنِهِۦ biruknihi Noun
تَرْكَنُ tarkanu Verb
تَرْكَنُوٓا۟ tarkanuwā Verb
رُكْنٍ ruknin Noun