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13 times in the Quran · 3 word forms · rank 486
The Quran root ق ن ت q-n-t
Words built from the root ق ن ت ([q-n-t]) appear 13 times in the Quran. The most common is قانِت, “devoutly obedient”, which comes 8 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| قانِت | qaanit | devoutly obedient · obedient | 8 | |
| قانِتَة | qaanita | obedient · obedient women | 3 | |
| يَقْنُتْ | yaqnut | Be obedient · is obedient | 2 |
Examples from the Quran
وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَانَهُ بَل لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُ قَانِتُونَ ١١٦
قَانِتُونَ qānitūna · (are) humbly obedient
They say, "Allāh has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him, (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:116)
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ ٢٣٨
قَانِتِينَ qānitīna · devoutly obedient
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ʿaṣr] prayer and stand before Allāh, devoutly obedient. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:238)
الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنفَقُوا مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَالصَّالِحَاتُ قَانِتَاتٌ حَافِظَاتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللَّهُ وَاللَّاتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا ٣٤
قَانِتَاتٌ qānitātun · (are) obedient
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allāh has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allāh would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them [lightly]. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allāh is ever Exalted and Grand. (Surah An-Nisa, 4:34)
يَا مَرْيَمُ اقْنُتِي لِرَبِّكِ وَاسْجُدِي وَارْكَعِي مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ ٤٣
اقْنُتِي uq'nutī · Be obedient
O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]." (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:43)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Ahzab · 3×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 2×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 2×
- Surah At-Tahrim · 2×
- Surah An-Nahl · 1×
- Surah Ar-Rum · 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.