The triliteral root ʿayn wāw nūn (ع و ن) occurs 11 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:
twice as the form IV verb aʿāna (أَعَانَ)
twice as the form VI verb taʿāwanu (تَعَاوَنُ)
four times as the form X verb is'taʿīnu (ٱسْتَعِينُ)
once as the noun ʿawān (عَوَان)
twice as the form X passive participle mus'taʿān (مُسْتَعَان)
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.
- Classical Arabic dictionary
