The triliteral root kāf hā nūn (ك ه ن) occurs twice in the Quran as the noun kāhin (كَاهِن). 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
| (52:29:6) bikāhinin | a soothsayer | فَذَكِّرْ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ |
| (69:42:3) kāhinin | (of) a soothsayer | وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَا تَذَكَّرُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
