Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مهن
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "mhn" refers to work, labor, or service, including the performance of an office or ministration. It can also denote the clothes worn while performing such duties.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-h-n
Listen: مَّهِينٍ 77:20
Root letters: م — ه — ن

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Prostration, Worship, Adoration, The Adoration 32:8 Noun
ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسۡلَهُۥ مِن سُلَـٰلَةࣲ مِّن مَّاۤءࣲ مَّهِینࣲ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then He made his posterity out of the extract of a liquid disdained
Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:52 Noun
أَمۡ أَنَا۠ خَیۡرࣱ مِّنۡ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِی هُوَ مَهِینࣱ وَلَا یَكَادُ یُبِینُ ۝٥٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or am I [not] better than this one who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear
The Pen 68:10 Noun
وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافࣲ مَّهِینٍ ۝١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And do not obey every worthless habitual sweare
The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth 77:20 Noun
أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّاۤءࣲ مَّهِینࣲ ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Did We not create you from a liquid disdained

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
مَّهِينٍ mahiynin Noun
مَهِينٌ mahiynun Noun