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21 times in the Quran · 1 word form · rank 390
The Quran root ك ت م k-t-m
Words built from the root ك ت م ([k-t-m]) appear 21 times in the Quran. The most common is كَتَمَ, “conceal”, which comes 21 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| كَتَمَ | katama | conceal · they conceal | 21 |
Examples from the Quran
قَالَ يَا آدَمُ أَنبِئْهُم بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ فَلَمَّا أَنبَأَهُم بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ ٣٣
تَكْتُمُونَ taktumūna · conceal
He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:33)
وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ٤٢
وَتَكْتُمُوا wataktumū · and conceal
And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it]. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:42)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 10×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 3×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 3×
- Surah An-Nisa · 2×
- Surah Al-Anbya · 1×
- Surah An-Nur · 1×
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.
