Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
علن
Qur'an Occurrences
16 times across 12 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عَلَنَ (ʿalana) primarily means to make something open, manifest, or public. It can refer to revealing an affair, making an event known, or even a woman confessing an act.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-l-n
Listen: أَعْلَنتُ 71:9
Root letters: ع — ل — ن

Word Family Tree (6 forms)

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

Verb 12× Noun

Concordance — 16 Occurrences

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

Verb (12) · Noun (4)

Verb (12 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:5 Verb
أَلَاۤ إِنَّهُمۡ یَثۡنُونَ صُدُورَهُمۡ لِیَسۡتَخۡفُوا۟ مِنۡهُۚ أَلَا حِینَ یَسۡتَغۡشُونَ ثِیَابَهُمۡ یَعۡلَمُ مَا یُسِرُّونَ وَمَا یُعۡلِنُونَۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِیمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Unquestionably, they the disbelievers turn away their breasts to hide themselves from Him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts
Abraham 14:38 Verb
رَبَّنَاۤ إِنَّكَ تَعۡلَمُ مَا نُخۡفِی وَمَا نُعۡلِنُۗ وَمَا یَخۡفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِن شَیۡءࣲ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ۝٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Our Lord, indeed You know what we conceal and what we declare, and nothing is hidden from Allah on the earth or in the heaven
The Bee 16:19 Verb
وَٱللَّهُ یَعۡلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعۡلِنُونَ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Allah knows what you conceal and what you declare
The Bee 16:23 Verb
لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَعۡلَمُ مَا یُسِرُّونَ وَمَا یُعۡلِنُونَۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا یُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُسۡتَكۡبِرِینَ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant
The Ant, The Ants 27:25 Verb
أَ̅لَّ̅ا̅ ̅یَ̅سۡ̅جُ̅دُ̅و̅ا۟̅ ̅لِ̅لَّ̅هِ̅ ٱلَّذِی یُخۡرِجُ ٱلۡخَبۡءَ فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَیَعۡلَمُ مَا تُخۡفُونَ وَمَا تُعۡلِنُونَ ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [And] so they do not prostrate to Allah , who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare

Derived Forms (6)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يُعْلِنُونَ yuʿlinuwna Verb
وَعَلَانِيَةً waʿalaāniyahan Noun
تُعْلِنُونَ tuʿlinuwna Verb
أَعْلَنتُ ʾaaʿlantu Verb
أَعْلَنتُمْ ʾaaʿlantum Verb
نُعْلِنُ nuʿlinu Verb