The triliteral root mīm kāf nūn (م ك ن) occurs 18 times in the Quran, in three derived forms:
- 13 times as the form II verb makka (مَكَّ)
- once as the form IV verb amkana (أَمْكَنَ)
- four times as the nominal makīn (مَّكِين)
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 II) - to establish
| (6:6:9) makkannāhum | We had established them | أَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ |
| (6:6:14) numakkin | We (have) established | مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّنْ لَكُمْ |
| (7:10:2) makkannākum | We established you | وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَايِشَ |
| (12:21:16) makkannā | We established | وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي الْأَرْضِ |
| (12:56:2) makkannā | We established | وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ |
| (18:84:2) makkannā | [We] established | إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَبَبًا |
| (18:95:3) makkannī | has established me | قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّي فِيهِ رَبِّي خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِي بِقُوَّةٍ |
| (22:41:3) makkannāhum | We establish them | الَّذِينَ إِنْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ |
| (24:55:16) walayumakkinanna | and that He will surely establish | وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ |
| (28:6:1) wanumakkina | And [We] establish | وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ |
| (28:57:10) numakkin | We established | أَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّنْ لَهُمْ حَرَمًا آمِنًا يُجْبَىٰ إِلَيْهِ ثَمَرَاتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ |
| (46:26:2) makkannāhum | We had established them | وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِيمَا إِنْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِيهِ |
| (46:26:5) makkannākum | We have established you | وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِيمَا إِنْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِيهِ |
Verb (form IV) - to give power
| (8:71:9) fa-amkana | So He gave (you) power | فَقَدْ خَانُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَأَمْكَنَ مِنْهُمْ |
Nominal
(1) Adjective
| (23:13:6) makīnin | firm | ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُطْفَةً فِي قَرَارٍ مَكِينٍ |
| (77:21:4) makīnin | safe | فَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي قَرَارٍ مَكِينٍ |
| (81:20:6) makīnin | secure | ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ |
(2) Noun
| (12:54:13) makīnun | firmly established | فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُ قَالَ إِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
