يقن

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns certainty, knowledge, and conviction. It encompasses the act of knowing something definitively, the state of being certain, and the elimination of doubt. It also extends to related concepts like intense interest and even metaphorical uses.

Derived headwords

يَقِنَverb

1.
to know certainlyboth
To know something with certainty and conviction, to verify it.

يَقِنًاnoun

1.
certaintyboth
The state of certainty, conviction, or definite knowledge.

أَيْقَنَverb

1.
to be certain ofboth
To become certain of something, to know it with conviction.

أيقنه به — to be certain of it

تَيَقَّنَverb

1.
to ascertainboth
To ascertain something, to verify it, to become certain of it.

تيقن بالأمر — to ascertain the matter

اسْتَيْقَنَverb

1.
to be fully convincedboth
To be fully convinced of something, to achieve a high degree of certainty.

استيقن به — to be fully convinced of it

مُوقِنadjective

1.
certainboth
One who is certain or convinced of something.

مُيَيْقِنadjective

1.
certain (diminutive)classical
A diminutive form of 'muqin', indicating certainty, used when the diminutive is formed.

يَقِنadjective

1.
certainclassical
Certain, convinced; used to describe someone who does not doubt what they hear.

يَقِنَةadjective

1.
certainclassical
Certain, convinced; used to describe someone who does not doubt what they hear.

مِيقَانadjective

1.
certainclassical
Certain, convinced; used to describe someone who does not doubt what they hear.

مِيقَانَةadjective

1.
certainclassical
Certain, convinced; used to describe someone who does not doubt what they hear.

اليَقِينnoun

1.
certaintyboth
The elimination of doubt, knowledge, and the verification of a matter. It is the opposite of doubt.
2.
certainty (technical term)classical
In jurisprudence, it is the belief that something is as it is, with the belief that it cannot be otherwise, conforming to reality, and not subject to removal. It is distinguished from conjecture, ignorance, and تقليد (taqlid).
3.
certainty (spiritual)classical
In Sufism, it is the vision of the unseen through the strength of faith, not through argument or proof.
4.
deathclassical
Metaphorically, certainty can refer to death, as its arrival is certain for every living creature.

اليقين: إزاحة الشك والعلم وتحقيق الأمر — Certainty: the removal of doubt, knowledge, and the verification of a matter.

اليَقِنnoun

1.
certaintyclassical
Certainty, as described by Al-Layth.

وما بالذي أبصرته العيون من قطع يأس ولا من يقن — And not from what the eyes saw of despair or certainty.

يقينname

1.
Yaqin (place)classical
A holy place in Jerusalem, famous for the مقام (maqam) of Prophet Lut (peace be upon him). The common people call it the Mosque of Yaqin.

ويقين: ة بالقدس — And Yaqin: a place in Jerusalem.

هاشم بن يقينname

1.
Hashim bin Yaqinclassical
A narrator of hadith.

وهاشم بن يقين: محدث — And Hashim bin Yaqin: a hadith narrator.

يَقِن بالشيءadjective

1.
fond ofclassical
To be fond of something, to be obsessed with it.

رجل يقن بالشيء — A man fond of something.

ذو يقنname

1.
Dhu Yaqinclassical
A water source belonging to the Banu Numayr tribe.

وذو يقن، محركة: ماء لبني نمير بن عامر بن صعصعة — And Dhu Yaqin, movable: a water source for Banu Numayr bin Amir bin Sa'sa'ah.

حق اليقينnoun

1.
the essence of certaintyclassical
The pure and clear essence of certainty, referring to the most genuine form of conviction.

حق اليقين: خالصه وواضحه — The essence of certainty: its purity and clarity.

Parallel reading

يقن الأمر، كفرح، يقنا

The matter became certain, like 'faraha', with certainty.

أي (علمه وتحققه) كله، بمعنى واحد

(Its meaning is) knowing it and verifying it, all with one meaning.

وإنما صارت الواو ياء في قولك موقن للضمة قبلها

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

وإذا صغرته رددته إلى الأصل وقلت مييقن

And when you make it diminutive, you return it to the origin and say 'muyiqin'.

لا يسمع شيئا إلا أيقنه ولم يكذب به

He hears nothing except that he is certain of it and does not deny it.

وهي ميقانة، وهو أحد ما شذ من هذا الضرب

And it is 'miyanah', and it is one of the exceptions from this pattern.

اليقين: إزاحة الشك والعلم وتحقيق الأمر، ونقيضه الشك

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

اعتقاد الشيء بأنه كذا مع اعتقاد أنه لا يمكن إلا كذا مطابقا للواقع غير ممكن الزوال

Believing something to be thus, with the belief that it cannot be otherwise, conforming to reality, and not subject to removal.

وعند أهل الحقيقة رؤية العيان بقوة الإيمان لا بالحجة والبرهان

And among the people of reality, it is the vision of the unseen through the strength of faith, not through argument and proof.

وقيل: مشاهدة الغيوب بصفاء القلوب وملاحظة الأسرار بمحافظة الأفكار

And it was said: observing the unseen with the purity of hearts and noticing secrets by preserving thoughts.

وما بالذي أبصرته العيون من قطع يأس ولا من يقن

And not from what the eyes saw of despair or certainty.

لأنه تيقن لحاقه لكل مخلوق حي

Because its arrival is certain for every living creature.

واعبد ربك حتى يأتيك اليقين

And worship your Lord until certainty comes to you.

ويقين: ة بالقدس، بها مقام مشهور للوط، عليه السلام، والعامة تسميه مسجد اليقين

And Yaqin: a place in Jerusalem, where there is a famous مقام (maqam) of Prophet Lut (peace be upon him), and the common people call it the Mosque of Yaqin.

وهاشم بن يقين: محدث

And Hashim bin Yaqin: a hadith narrator.

رجل يقن بالشيء، كخجل، أي مولع به

A man fond of something, like 'khalaja', meaning obsessed with it.

وذو يقن، محركة: ماء لبني نمير بن عامر بن صعصعة

And Dhu Yaqin, movable: a water source for Banu Numayr bin Amir bin Sa'sa'ah.

حق اليقين: خالصه وواضحه، من إضافة البعض إلى الكل لا من إضافة الشيء إلى نفسه

The essence of certainty: its purity and clarity, from the addition of the part to the whole, not from the addition of the thing to itself.

وربما عبروا عن الظن باليقين، وباليقين عن الظن

And sometimes they express conjecture with certainty, and certainty with conjecture.

تحسب هواس وأيقن أنني بها مفتد من واحد لا أغامره

You think the lion is sniffing my she-camel, and he is certain that I will ransom her with one (lion) and not risk myself.