Morphology Explorer — زني

zny

Root analysis: 9 occurrences across 5 verses in the Quran

زني
zny
9
Total Occurrences
5
Verses
9
Unique Forms
2
POS Categories

Part-of-Speech Distribution

Noun ×7 Verb ×2
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Word Forms in the Quran 9

ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ lzzinaaa 1 ٱلزَّانِيَةُ lzzaaniahu 1 وَٱلزَّانِى walzzaania 1 ٱلزَّانِى lzzaania 1 زَانِيَةً zaaniahan 1 وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ walzzaaniahu 1 زَانٍ zaanin 1 يَزْنُونَ yaznuna 1 يَزْنِينَ yaznina 1

Quranic Concordance 9

Every occurrence of the root زني in the Quran, showing the word form, part of speech, morphological features, and verse reference.

Tense / Aspect

Perfect
Completed action (past tense)
Imperfect
Ongoing or future action (present/future)
Imperative
A command or request

Voice

Active
Subject performs the action
Passive
Subject receives the action

Person

1st Person
Speaker ("I" or "we")
2nd Person
Addressed ("you")
3rd Person
Spoken about ("he", "she", "they")

Gender & Number

Masculine / Feminine
Grammatical gender of the subject
Singular
One person or thing
Dual
Exactly two (unique to Arabic)
Plural
Three or more

Case

Nominative
Subject of the sentence
Accusative
Object of the verb
Genitive
After a preposition or in possession

State

Definite
With "al-" (the)
Indefinite
Without "al-" (a/an)

Derivation

Participle
Verb form used as adjective/noun
Verbal Noun
Noun derived from a verb (like "-ing" or "-tion")

Example: "Imperfect, 1st Person Plural" means an ongoing action by "we" — e.g., "we worship" (na'budu).

Verse Arabic Transliteration English POS Features
17:32 ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ lzzinaaa unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Noun Noun
24:2 ٱلزَّانِيَةُ lzzaaniahu unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Noun Noun
24:2 وَٱلزَّانِى walzzaania unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Noun Noun
24:3 ٱلزَّانِى lzzaania unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Noun Noun
24:3 زَانِيَةً zaaniahan unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Noun Noun
24:3 وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ walzzaaniahu unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Noun Noun
24:3 زَانٍ zaanin unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Noun Noun
25:68 يَزْنُونَ yaznuna (v.) unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Verb V
60:12 يَزْنِينَ yaznina (v.) unlawful sexual intercourse, specifically Verb V
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