The triliteral root ḥā nūn kāf (ح ن ك) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form VIII verb aḥtanika (أَحْتَنِكَ). 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 VIII) - to destroy
(17:62:12) la-aḥtanikanna | I will surely destroy | لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary