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ق ن ط

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the concept of despair, hopelessness, and losing hope, especially in relation to divine mercy. It can also extend to meanings of preventing or withholding, and in some classical contexts, refers to dried grapes.

Derived headwords

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despairboth

    To lose hope completely, often in a profound or spiritual sense.

  2. 2.
    to be preventedclassical

    To be withheld or stopped from doing something.

قُنُوطٌnoun
  1. 1.
    despairboth

    The state of complete hopelessness and loss of expectation.

  2. 2.
    extreme despairclassical

    The most intense form of despair, particularly from something.

يَقْنَطُverb
  1. 1.
    he despairsboth

    Present tense verb indicating the act of losing hope.

قَانِطٌadjective
  1. 1.
    despairingboth

    One who is in a state of despair or has lost hope.

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despair (form II)classical

    To cause despair in others.

قَنَاطَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dried grapesclassical

    A term for dried grapes, similar to raisins.

قُنُوطٌnoun
  1. 1.
    despairing personclassical

    An individual who is in a state of despair.

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despair (form IV)classical

    To cause someone to despair.

قَنَطٌnoun
  1. 1.
    preventionclassical

    The act of withholding or preventing something.

  2. 2.
    dried grapesclassical

    Dried grapes, also known as raisins.

قَنِيطٌadjective
  1. 1.
    despairingclassical

    One who is in a state of despair.

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despair (form V)classical

    To become despairing.

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despair (form VI)classical

    To despair collectively or mutually.

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despair (form VII)classical

    To become despairing.

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despair (form VIII)classical

    To despair.

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despair (form IX)classical

    To become despairing (rare).

قَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to despair (form X)classical

    To cause despair.

قَنِيطَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    despairing personclassical

    A person who is in a state of despair.

قُنْطَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    despairclassical

    A state of hopelessness.

  2. 2.
    cut offclassical

    Something that is cut off or severed.

Parallel reading

ومن يقنط من رحمة ربه إلا الضالون
And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those who are astray?
فهو قانط
He is despairing.
ومن بعد ما قنطوا
And after they despaired.
فلا تكن من القنيطين
So do not be among the despairing.
والقنوط: اليأس
And despair is hopelessness.
وقيل: أشد اليأس من الشيء
And it is said: the most intense despair from something.
شر الناس الذين يقنطون الناس من رحمة الله
The worst of people are those who cause people to despair of the mercy of Allah.
أي يؤيسونهم
Meaning, they make them despair.
قنط ماءه عنا
He prevented his water from us.
قطعت القنطة
The cut-off was made.