The triliteral root dāl khā nūn (د خ ن) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun dukhān (دُخَان). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(41:11:6) dukhānun | smoke | ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا |
(44:10:5) bidukhānin | smoke | فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary