Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
منن
Qur'an Occurrences
27 times across 20 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root مَنَنَ primarily means to cut or break something. It also conveys the idea of weakness or failing strength.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-n-n
Listen: مَمْنُونٍ 95:6
Root letters: م — ن — ن

Word Family Tree (18 forms)

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

Verb 16× Noun 11×

Concordance — 27 Occurrences

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

Verb (14) · Noun (11)

Verb (14 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:90 Verb
قَالُوۤا۟ أَءِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ یُوسُفُۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ یُوسُفُ وَهَـٰذَاۤ أَخِیۖ قَدۡ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیۡنَاۤۖ إِنَّهُۥ مَن یَتَّقِ وَیَصۡبِرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُضِیعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ۝٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They said, "Are you indeed Joseph?" He said "I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has certainly favored us. Indeed, he who fears Allah and is patient, then indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good."
Abraham 14:11 Verb
قَالَتۡ لَهُمۡ رُسُلُهُمۡ إِن نَّحۡنُ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَمُنُّ عَلَىٰ مَن یَشَاۤءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۖ وَمَا كَانَ لَنَاۤ أَن نَّأۡتِیَكُم بِسُلۡطَـٰنٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡیَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ۝١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Their messengers said to them, "We are only men like you, but Allah confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by permission of Allah . And upon Allah let the believers rely
Ta Ha 20:37 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَیۡكَ مَرَّةً أُخۡرَىٰۤ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We had already conferred favor upon you another time
The Poets 26:22 Verb
وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةࣱ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَیَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:5 Verb
وَنُرِیدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى ٱلَّذِینَ ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَنَجۡعَلَهُمۡ أَىِٕمَّةࣰ وَنَجۡعَلَهُمُ ٱلۡوَ ٰرِثِینَ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritor

Derived Forms (18)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
مَمْنُونٍ mamnuwnin Noun
ٱلْمَنَّ lmana Noun
مَنَّ mana Verb
فَمَنَّ famana Verb
يَمُنُّ yamunu Verb
مَنَنَّا mananaā Verb
مَمْنُونٍۭ mamnuwnin Noun
تَمْنُن tamnun Verb
ٱلْمَنُونِ lmanuwni Noun
تَمُنُّوا۟ tamunuwā Verb