يقن
y-q-n
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root يقن across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root يقن (yqn) primarily means to know something with certainty or to be sure of it. It implies a deep, intuitive, or inferential understanding, similar to "to ascertain" or "to verify."Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
y-q-n
Listen:
ٱلْيَقِينِ
102:7
Root letters:
ي — ق — ن
Word Family Tree (13 forms)
All word forms derived from the root يقن as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 14×
Noun 14×
Concordance — 28 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root يقن appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (14) · Verb (14)
Noun (14 verses — showing first 5)
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty..
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty
وَٱعۡبُدۡ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ یَأۡتِیَكَ ٱلۡیَقِینُ ٩٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death)
The Poets 26:24
Noun
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَاۤۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِینَ ٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."
فَمَكَثَ غَیۡرَ بَعِیدࣲ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمۡ تُحِطۡ بِهِۦ وَجِئۡتُكَ مِن سَبَإِۭ بِنَبَإࣲ یَقِینٍ ٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news
Derived Forms (13)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| يُوقِنُونَ | yuwqinuwna | Verb | 11× | |
| ٱلْيَقِينِ | lyaqiyni | Noun | 4× | |
| ٱلْيَقِينُ | lyaqiynu | Noun | 2× | |
| مُّوقِنِينَ | muwqiniyna | Noun | 2× | |
| لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ | liyastayqina | Verb | 1× | |
| لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ | lilmuwqiniyna | Noun | 1× | |
| بِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ | bimustayqiniyna | Noun | 1× | |
| مُوقِنُونَ | muwqinuwna | Noun | 1× | |
| يَقِينٍ | yaqiynin | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ | wastayqanathaā | Verb | 1× |