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11 times in the Quran · 4 word forms · rank 564
The Quran root و ك أ w-k-’
Words built from the root و ك أ ([w-k-’]) appear 11 times in the Quran. The most common is مُتَّكِئ, “reclining”, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| مُتَّكِئ | muttaki’ | reclining | 8 | |
| مُتَّكَأ | muttaka’ | banquet | 1 | |
| أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ | atawakka’u۟ | I lean | 1 | |
| يَتَّكِئُ | yattaki’u | they recline | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَارُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًا مِّن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ نِعْمَ الثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا ٣١
مُّتَّكِئِينَ muttakiīna · reclining
Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place. (Surah Al-Kahf, 18:31)
هُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُمْ فِي ظِلَالٍ عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ مُتَّكِئُونَ ٥٦
مُتَّكِئُونَ muttakiūna · reclining
They and their spouses - in shade, reclining on adorned couches. (Surah Ya-Sin, 36:56)
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَأً وَآتَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّينًا وَقَالَتِ اخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُ أَكْبَرْنَهُ وَقَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ ٣١
مُتَّكَأً muttaka-an · a banquet
So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when they saw him, they greatly admired him and cut their hands and said, "Perfect is Allāh! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel." (Surah Yusuf, 12:31)
قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَآرِبُ أُخْرَىٰ ١٨
أَتَوَكَّأُ atawakka-u · I lean
He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses." (Surah Taha, 20:18)
وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ أَبْوَابًا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِئُونَ ٣٤
يَتَّكِئُونَ yattakiūna · they recline
And for their houses - doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline (Surah Az-Zukhruf, 43:34)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Ar-Rahman · 2×
- Surah Al-Kahf · 1×
- Surah Ya-Sin · 1×
- Surah Sad · 1×
- Surah At-Tur · 1×
- Surah Al-Waqi'ah · 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.