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كون

k-w-n

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Description

The Arabic root k-w-n fundamentally conveys the concept of being, existing, or coming into being, making it one of the most philosophically significant roots in the Quran. Its central verb form كان (kana) serves as the primary past tense copula meaning "to be" or "to exist," while the command كن (kun - "Be!") represents Allah's creative power to bring things into existence instantaneously, as famously expressed in the phrase "Be, and it is." This root's extensive use throughout the Quran underscores core theological themes of divine creation, the nature of existence, transformation of states, and the contrast between what was, what is, and what will come to be in both this world and the hereafter.

Derived Words in the Quran

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An-Namlالنمل(22 words)
كَانَ
kāna— is he
verb27:20
كُنتَ
kunta— you are
verb27:27
كُنتُ
kuntu— I would be
verb27:32
تَكُونُ
takūnu— will be
verb27:41
وَكُنَّا
wakunnā— and we have been
verb27:42
كَانَت
kānat— she used (to)
verb27:43
كَانَتْ
kānat— was
verb27:43
وَكَانَ
wakāna— And were
verb27:48
كَانَ
kāna— was
verb27:51
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū— and used (to)
verb27:53
كَانَ
kāna— was
verb27:56
كَانَ
kāna— it is
verb27:60
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you are
verb27:64
كُنَّا
kunnā— we have become
verb27:67
كَانَ
kāna— was
verb27:69
تَكُن
takun— be
verb27:70
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you are
verb27:71
يَكُونَ
yakūna— is
verb27:72
كَانُوا۟
kānū— were
verb27:82
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used (to)
verb27:84
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used (to)
verb27:90
أَكُونَ
akūna— I be
verb27:91
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Al-Qasasالقصص(28 words)
كَانَ
kāna— was
verb28:4
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they were
verb28:6
لِيَكُونَ
liyakūna— so that he might become
verb28:8
كَانُوا۟
kānū— were
verb28:8
لِتَكُونَ
litakūna— so that she would be
verb28:10
أَكُونَ
akūna— I will be
verb28:17
تَكُونَ
takūna— you become
verb28:19
تَكُونَ
takūna— you be
verb28:19
كَانُوا۟
kānū— are
verb28:32
تَكُونُ
takūnu— will be
verb28:37
كَانَ
kāna— was
verb28:40
كُنتَ
kunta— you were
verb28:44
كُنتَ
kunta— you were
verb28:44
كُنتَ
kunta— you were
verb28:45
كُنَّا
kunnā— [We] were
verb28:45
كُنتَ
kunta— you were
verb28:46
وَنَكُونَ
wanakūna— and we (would) have been
verb28:47
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you are
verb28:49
كُنَّا
kunnā— [we] were
verb28:53
وَكُنَّا
wakunnā— And indeed, [We]
verb28:58
كَانَ
kāna— was
verb28:59
كُنَّا
kunnā— We would be
verb28:59
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used (to)
verb28:62
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū— they used (to)
verb28:63
كَانُوا۟
kānū— had been
verb28:64
يَكُونَ
yakūna— he will be
verb28:67
كَانَ
kāna— they have
verb28:68
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used (to)
verb28:74