Home Quran Quran roots د و ن
144 times in the Quran · 1 word form · rank 77
The Quran root د و ن d-w-n
Words built from the root د و ن ([d-w-n]) appear 144 times in the Quran. The most common is دُون, “besides”, which comes 144 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| دُون | duun | besides · besides Him | 144 |
Examples from the Quran
وَإِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّن مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا شُهَدَاءَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٢٣
دُونِ dūni · other than
And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down [i.e., the Qur’ān] upon Our Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)], then produce a sūrah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses [i.e., supporters] other than Allāh, if you should be truthful. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:23)
قُلْ إِن كَانَتْ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ عِندَ اللَّهِ خَالِصَةً مِّن دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٩٤
دُونِ dūni · excluding
Say, [O Muḥammad], "If the home of the Hereafter with Allāh is for you alone and not the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:94)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Kahf · 10×
- Surah An-Nisa · 8×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 8×
- Surah Al-Anbya · 7×
- Surah Yunus · 6×
- Surah Al-'Ankabut · 6×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.
