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1390 times in the Quran · 3 word forms · rank 3
The Quran root ك و ن k-w-n
Words built from the root ك و ن ([k-w-n]) appear 1390 times in the Quran. The most common is كانَ, “is”, which comes 1358 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| كانَ | kaana | is · Was | 1358 | |
| مَكان | makaan | place · position | 27 | |
| مَكانَت | makaanat | position · places | 5 |
Examples from the Quran
فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ فَزَادَهُمُ اللَّهُ مَرَضًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْذِبُونَ ١٠
كَانُوا kānū · they used to
In their hearts is disease, so Allāh has increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they [habitually] used to lie. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:10)
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلَالَةَ بِالْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَارَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ ١٦
كَانُوا kānū · were they
Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:16)
وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمُ اسْتِبْدَالَ زَوْجٍ مَّكَانَ زَوْجٍ وَآتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ قِنطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئًا أَتَأْخُذُونَهُ بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا ٢٠
مَّكَانَ makāna · (in) place
But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin? (Surah An-Nisa, 4:20)
قُلْ يَا قَوْمِ اعْمَلُوا عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّي عَامِلٌ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن تَكُونُ لَهُ عَاقِبَةُ الدَّارِ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ ١٣٥
مَكَانَتِكُمْ makānatikum · your position
Say, "O my people, work according to your position; [for] indeed, I am working. And you are going to know who will have succession in the home. Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed." (Surah Al-An'am, 6:135)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah An-Nisa · 114×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 78×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 74×
- Surah Al-An'am · 64×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 55×
- Surah Yunus · 50×
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.