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ع و ن (ʿayn wāw nūn) arabic root word meaning.


There are 11 words derived from this root in the Quran.
    The triliteral root ʿayn wāw nūn (ع و ن) occurs 11 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:
    • 2 times as the form IV verb aʿāna (أَعَانَ)
    • 2 times as the form VI verb taʿāwanu (تَعَاوَنُ)
    • four times as the form X verb is'taʿīnu (ٱسْتَعِينُ)
    • 1 times as the noun ʿawān (عَوَان)
    • 2 times as the form X passive participle mus'taʿān (مُسْتَعَان)



to be of middle age. yu'inu (vb. 4) - to aid/assist/help. ta'awana (vb. 4) - to help one another. ista'ana (vb. 10) - to implore for help, seek aid, turn and call for assistance. musta'an - one whose help is to be implored.A'aana (prf. 3rd. m. sing. vb. IV): helped.A'iinuu (prt. m. pl. vb. IV): help ye one another.Ta'aawanuu (prt. m. pl. vb. IV): to help one another.Nasta'iinuu (imp. 1st. pl. vb. VI): we implore for help.Ista'iinuu (prt. m. pl. vb. 10): you seek help.Must'aiinu (pis. pic. m. sing. vb. 10): one whose help is saught.'Awaanun (n.): one of middle age (2:68).

All words derived from ʿayn wāw nūn root word


WordMeaningArabic
(1:5:4) nastaʿīnu
we ask for help
نَسْتَعِينُ
(2:45:1) wa-is'taʿīnū
And seek help
وَاسْتَعِينُوا
(2:68:18) ʿawānun
middle aged
عَوَانٌ
(2:153:4) is'taʿīnū
Seek help
اسْتَعِينُوا
(5:2:38) wataʿāwanū
And help one another
وَتَعَاوَنُوا
(5:2:43) taʿāwanū
help one another
تَعَاوَنُوا
(7:128:4) is'taʿīnū
Seek help
اسْتَعِينُوا
(12:18:15) l-mus'taʿānu
(is) the One sought for help
الْمُسْتَعَانُ
(18:95:7) fa-aʿīnūnī
but assist me
فَأَعِينُونِي
(21:112:7) l-mus'taʿānu
the One Whose help is sought
الْمُسْتَعَانُ
(25:4:9) wa-aʿānahu
and helped him
وَأَعَانَهُ
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