The triliteral root kāf nūn zāy (ك ن ز) occurs nine times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the form I verb kanaz (كَنَزْ)
- six times as the noun kanz (كَنز)
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.
Verb (form I) - to hoard
| (9:34:18) yaknizūna | hoard | وَالَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَلَا يُنْفِقُونَهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ |
| (9:35:14) kanaztum | you hoarded | هَٰذَا مَا كَنَزْتُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ |
| (9:35:19) taknizūna | hoard | فَذُوقُوا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْنِزُونَ |
Noun
| (11:12:15) kanzun | a treasure | لَوْلَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ أَوْ جَاءَ مَعَهُ مَلَكٌ |
| (18:82:10) kanzun | a treasure | وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ كَنْزٌ لَهُمَا |
| (18:82:21) kanzahumā | their treasure | فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَا أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنْزَهُمَا |
| (25:8:4) kanzun | a treasure | أَوْ يُلْقَىٰ إِلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ أَوْ تَكُونُ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا |
| (26:58:1) wakunūzin | And treasures | وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ |
| (28:76:11) l-kunūzi | the treasures | وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوزِ مَا إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُ لَتَنُوءُ بِالْعُصْبَةِ أُولِي الْقُوَّةِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
