يقن

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns certainty, conviction, and firm knowledge, often contrasted with doubt or ignorance. It extends to the state of being certain, the act of confirming something, and individuals who are quick to believe or ascertain information.

Derived headwords

اليَقِينnoun

1.
certaintyboth
Firm knowledge, the removal of doubt, and the verification of a matter.
2.
convictionboth
The state of being absolutely sure about something.

وإنه لحق اليقين — And indeed, it is the truth of certainty

واعبد ربك حتى يأتيك اليقين — And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death)

أَيْقَنَverb

1.
to be certainboth
To have firm knowledge and conviction about something, to be sure.
2.
to ascertainboth
To confirm or verify a matter.

وقد أيقن يوقن إيقانا — and he was certain, he is certain, with certainty

إِيقَانnoun

1.
certaintyboth
The state or act of being certain; conviction.

مُوقِنadjective

1.
certainboth
One who possesses certainty or firm knowledge.

فهو موقن — so he is one who is certain

يَقِنَverb

1.
to be certainclassical
To have certainty or firm knowledge.

ويقن ييقن يقنا — and he was certain, he is certain, with certainty

يَقِنnoun

1.
certaintyclassical
Firmness of knowledge; the opposite of doubt.

وما بالذي أبصرته العيون ... من قطع يأس، ولا من يقن — nor from certainty

يَقِنadjective

1.
certainclassical
One who is certain or firm in knowledge.

ورجل يقن ويقن — and a man who is certain

يَقِنadjective

1.
quick to believeclassical
A person who, upon hearing something, immediately believes it without doubt.

ورجل يقن ويقنة. مثل أذن في المعنى أي إذا سمع شيئا أيقن به ولم يكذبه — and a man who is certain. Like 'adhun' in meaning, meaning if he hears something he is certain of it and does not deny it.

يَقِنَةadjective

1.
certainclassical
A person who is certain or firm in knowledge.
2.
quick to believeclassical
A person who immediately believes what they hear.

ورجل يقنة، بفتح الياء والقاف وبالهاء: كيقن — and a man who is yaqinah, with fath on the ya and qaf and with ha: like yaqin

تَيَقَّنَverb

1.
to ascertainboth
To become certain of something; to verify or confirm.

وتيقنه واستيقنه واستيقن به وتيقنت بالأمر واستيقنت به كله بمعنى واحد — and to ascertain it, and to ascertain it, and to ascertain it, and to become certain of the matter, and to become certain of it, all with one meaning

اسْتَيْقَنَverb

1.
to ascertainboth
To become certain of something; to verify or confirm.

واستيقنه واستيقن به وتيقنت بالأمر واستيقنت به كله بمعنى واحد — and to ascertain it, and to ascertain it, and to become certain of the matter, and to become certain of it, all with one meaning

مِيقانadjective

1.
certainclassical
A man who is certain or firm in knowledge.

ورجل ميقان كذلك — and a man who is miqan likewise

مِيقانةadjective

1.
certainclassical
A woman who is certain or firm in knowledge.

والأنثى ميقانة، بالهاء — and the feminine is miqanah, with ha

موقونadjective

1.
protectedclassical
A well-guarded or secluded young woman.

الموقونة الجارية المصونة المخدرة — The muwqunah is the protected, secluded young woman.

Parallel reading

اليقين: العلم وإزاحة الشك وتحقيق الأمر

Certainty: knowledge, the removal of doubt, and the verification of a matter.

وقد أيقن يوقن إيقانا، فهو موقن، ويقن ييقن يقنا، فهو يقن.

And he was certain, he is certain, with certainty; so he is one who is certain, and he was certain, he is certain, with certainty; so he is certain.

واليقين: نقيض الشك، والعلم نقيض الجهل، تقول علمته يقينا.

And certainty is the opposite of doubt, and knowledge is the opposite of ignorance; you say, 'I knew it with certainty.'

وإنه لحق اليقين

And indeed, it is the truth of certainty

واعبد ربك حتى يأتيك اليقين

And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).

ابن سيده: يقن الأمر يقنا ويقنا وأيقنه وأيقن به وتيقنه واستيقنه واستيقن به وتيقنت بالأمر واستيقنت به كله بمعنى واحد

Ibn Sidah said: The matter became certain with certainty and certainty, and he ascertained it, and he ascertained it, and he ascertained it, and he ascertained it, and he ascertained it, and he became certain of the matter, and he became certain of it, all with one meaning.

وأنا على يقين منه

And I am certain of it.

وإنما صارت الياء واوا في قولك موقن للضمة قبلها

And the 'ya' became a 'waw' in your saying 'muwqin' because of the dammah before it.

وإذا صغرته رددته إلى الأصل وقلت مييقن

And when you make it diminutive, you return it to the original and say 'muyayqin'.

تحسب هواس، وأيقن أنني ... بها مفتد من واحد لا أغامره

He thinks it is a hunter, and he is certain that I... will ransom it from one, I will not risk myself.

يقول: تشمم الأسد ناقتي يظن أنني أفتدي بها منه وأستحمي نفسي فأتركها له ولا أقتحم المهالك بمقاتلته

He means: The lion sniffed my she-camel, thinking that I would ransom it from him and save myself, leaving it for him and not venturing into dangers by fighting him.

ورجل يقن ويقن: لا يسمع شيئا إلا أيقنه، كقولهم: رجل أذن.

And a man who is yaqin and yaqin: he hears nothing except that he is certain of it, like their saying: a man who is 'adhun' (attentive).

ورجل يقنة، بفتح الياء والقاف وبالهاء: كيقن؛ عن كراع

And a man who is yaqinah, with fath on the ya and qaf and with ha: like yaqin; according to Kurā‘.

ورجل ميقان كذلك؛ عن اللحياني، والأنثى ميقانة، بالهاء، وهو أحد ما شذ من هذا الضرب.

And a man who is miqan likewise; according to Al-Lihyani, and the feminine is miqanah, with ha, and it is one of the exceptions of this type.

رجل ذو يقن لا يسمع شيئا إلا أيقن به.

A man with certainty who hears nothing except that he is certain of it.

رجل أذن يقن، وهما واحد، وهو الذي لا يسمع بشيء إلا أيقن به.

A man who is attentive and certain, and they are one, and he is the one who hears nothing except that he is certain of it.

ورجل يقن ويقنة. مثل أذن في المعنى أي إذا سمع شيئا أيقن به ولم يكذبه.

And a man who is yaqin and yaqinah. Like 'adhun' in meaning, meaning if he hears something he is certain of it and does not deny it.

اليقن اليقين؛ وأنشد قول الأعشى

Al-yaqn is certainty; and he recited the saying of Al-A'sha

الموقونة الجارية المصونة المخدرة.

The muwqunah is the protected, secluded young woman.