Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عون
Parts of Speech
Verb (8×), Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
12 times across 9 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عون (Ewn) primarily means aid, help, or assistance. It can refer to the act of helping or to a helper/assistant, whether singular or plural, male or female.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-w-n
Listen: ٱلْمَاعُونَ 107:7
Root letters: ع — و — ن

Word Family Tree (10 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 12 Occurrences

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

Verb (7) · Noun (4)

Verb (7 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:95 Verb
قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّی فِیهِ رَبِّی خَیۡرࣱ فَأَعِینُونِی بِقُوَّةٍ أَجۡعَلۡ بَیۡنَكُمۡ وَبَیۡنَهُمۡ رَدۡمًا ۝٩٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength; I will make between you and them a dam
The Opening 1:5 Verb
إِیَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِیَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِینُ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is You we worship and You we ask for help
The Criterion, The Standard 25:4 Verb
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوۤا۟ إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّاۤ إِفۡكٌ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُ وَأَعَانَهُۥ عَلَیۡهِ قَوۡمٌ ءَاخَرُونَۖ فَقَدۡ جَاۤءُو ظُلۡمࣰا وَزُورࣰا ۝٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And those who disbelieve say, "This [Qur'an] is not except a falsehood he invented, and another people assisted him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie
The Cow 2:153 Verb
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسۡتَعِینُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِینَ ۝١٥٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient
The Cow 2:45 Verb
وَٱسۡتَعِینُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِیرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلۡخَـٰشِعِینَ ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah ]

Derived Forms (10)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ lmustaʿaānu Noun
ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ staʿiynuwā Verb
ٱلْمَاعُونَ lmaāʿuwna Noun
وَأَعَانَهُۥ waʾaaʿaānahu Verb
فَأَعِينُونِى faʾaaʿiynuwniā Verb
تَعَاوَنُوا۟ taʿaāwanuwā Verb
وَتَعَاوَنُوا۟ wataʿaāwanuwā Verb
عَوَانٌۢ ʿawaānun Noun
وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ wastaʿiynuwā Verb
نَسْتَعِينُ nastaʿiynu Verb