The triliteral root ʿayn nūn wāw (ع ن و) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form I verb ʿanati (عَنَتِ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to be humbled
(20:111:1) waʿanati | And (will be) humbled | وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَيِّ الْقَيُّومِ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary