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Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being or existing, often in a state of being present or found. It can also denote the act of coming or arriving, and in some contexts, it signifies a negative or undesirable state.

Derived headwords

كَانَverb
  1. 1.
    to beboth

    Expresses existence, presence, or occurrence. It is the fundamental verb for stating that something is or was.

  2. 2.
    to becomeboth

    Indicates a transition or change of state.

  3. 3.
    to happenboth

    Denotes an event or occurrence.

كَوْنnoun
  1. 1.
    beingboth

    The state of existence or reality; the fact of being.

  2. 2.
    creationclassical

    The act of bringing something into existence.

كَيْنُونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    existencemodern

    The state of existing; reality.

  2. 2.
    beingclassical

    The essential nature or reality of something.

مَكَانnoun
  1. 1.
    placeboth

    A particular position or location in space.

  2. 2.
    spaceboth

    An area or expanse that contains something.

  3. 3.
    positionboth

    A person's rank or status.

أَكْوَانnoun
  1. 1.
    universesboth

    Plural of 'kawn', referring to the cosmos or the entirety of existence.

كائِنadjective
  1. 1.
    existingboth

    Having actual being; real.

  2. 2.
    livingboth

    Possessing life; animate.

كائِنnoun
  1. 1.
    creatureboth

    A living organism, especially an animal.

  2. 2.
    beingboth

    A person or thing that exists.

كَيْنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    existenceclassical

    The state of being or existing.

مَكِينadjective
  1. 1.
    establishedclassical

    Firmly fixed or settled.

  2. 2.
    powerfulclassical

    Having great power or influence.

تَكَوَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be formedboth

    To come into existence; to be made up of.

  2. 2.
    to formboth

    To constitute or make up.

تَكْوِينnoun
  1. 1.
    formationboth

    The action or process of forming something.

  2. 2.
    creationboth

    The act of bringing something into existence.

مُكَوِّنnoun
  1. 1.
    componentboth

    A part or element of a larger whole.

  2. 2.
    constituentboth

    A part or element of something.

مُتَكَوِّنadjective
  1. 1.
    formedboth

    Having been created or brought into being.

  2. 2.
    composedboth

    Made up of; consisting of.

أَكَانَverb
  1. 1.
    to beclassical

    A variant form of 'kana' used in specific grammatical contexts, often for emphasis or in conditional sentences.

كُنْverb
  1. 1.
    be!both

    The imperative form of 'kana', used to command existence or presence.

Parallel reading

كَانَ اللهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
Allah was ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَإِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
And when He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.
وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And it was incumbent upon Us to help the believers.
فَإِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَيْءٍ إِذَا أَرَدْنَاهُ أَنْ نَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
Our word to a thing when We intend it is only that We say to it, 'Be,' and it is.
وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا
And that is, for Allah, easy.
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ
And We did certainly create man from clay of baked, molded black mud.
وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ قَدَرًا مَقْدُورًا
And ever is the command of Allah a determined fate.
فَإِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئًا أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, 'Be,' and it is.
وَكَانَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
And there were in the city nine individuals who were spreading corruption on earth and not bringing about reform.
وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَسْطُورًا
And that had been in the Book, written.
وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.