قنط
q-n-ṭ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root قنط across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root قنط (qnT) primarily means to despair, especially of God's mercy or of good. It can also imply a most vehement form of despair. In some contexts, it means to withhold or debar something.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
q-n-ṭ
Listen:
قَنَطُوا۟
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Root letters:
ق — ن — ط
Word Family Tree (6 forms)
All word forms derived from the root قنط as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 4×
Noun 2×
Concordance — 6 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root قنط appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (4) · Noun (2)
Verb (4 verses — showing first 5)
قَالَ وَمَن یَقۡنَطُ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ رَبِّهِۦۤ إِلَّا ٱلضَّاۤلُّونَ ٥٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"
وَإِذَاۤ أَذَقۡنَا ٱلنَّاسَ رَحۡمَةࣰ فَرِحُوا۟ بِهَاۖ وَإِن تُصِبۡهُمۡ سَیِّئَةُۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتۡ أَیۡدِیهِمۡ إِذَا هُمۡ یَقۡنَطُونَ ٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when We let the people taste mercy, they rejoice therein, but if evil afflicts them for what their hands have put forth, immediately they despair
۞ قُلۡ یَـٰعِبَادِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَسۡرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰۤ أَنفُسِهِمۡ لَا تَقۡنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَغۡفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِیعًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ ٥٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی یُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡغَیۡثَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا قَنَطُوا۟ وَیَنشُرُ رَحۡمَتَهُۥۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡوَلِیُّ ٱلۡحَمِیدُ ٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it is He who sends down the rain after they had despaired and spreads His mercy. And He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy
Derived Forms (6)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| قَنَطُوا۟ | qanaṭuwā | Verb | 1× | |
| قَنُوطٌ | qanuwṭun | Noun | 1× | |
| تَقْنَطُوا۟ | taqnaṭuwā | Verb | 1× | |
| يَقْنَطُونَ | yaqnaṭuwna | Verb | 1× | |
| يَقْنَطُ | yaqnaṭu | Verb | 1× | |
| ٱلْقَٰنِطِينَ | lqaniṭiyna | Noun | 1× |