Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ضنك
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ضنك (Dnk) primarily signifies narrowness, straitness, and hardship. It describes anything narrow or strait, like a place or a difficult life.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḍ-n-k
Listen: ضَنكًا 20:124
Root letters: ض — ن — ك

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

Ta Ha 20:124 Noun
وَمَنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَن ذِكۡرِی فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِیشَةࣰ ضَنكࣰا وَنَحۡشُرُهُۥ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ أَعۡمَىٰ ۝١٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ضَنكًا ḍankanā Noun