The triliteral root dhāl qāf nūn (ذ ق ن) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun adhqān (أَذْقَان). 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
| (17:107:17) lil'adhqāni | on their faces | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا |
| (17:109:2) lil'adhqāni | on their faces | وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا |
| (36:8:8) l-adhqāni | the chins | إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ أَغْلَالًا فَهِيَ إِلَى الْأَذْقَانِ فَهُمْ مُقْمَحُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
