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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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Al-Ma'idahالمائدة(29 words)
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb5:14
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used to
verb5:15
كُنتُم
kuntum— you are
verb5:23
فَتَكُونَ
fatakūna— so you will be
verb5:29
أَكُونَ
akūna— I can be
verb5:31
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū— and they were
verb5:44
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you were
verb5:48
كُنتُم
kuntum— you are
verb5:57
مَّكَانًۭا
makānan— (in) position
noun5:60
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they were
verb5:61
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they were
verb5:62
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb5:63
تَكُونَ
takūna— will be (for them)
verb5:71
كَانَا
kānā— They both used to
verb5:75
وَّكَانُوا۟
wakānū— and they were
verb5:78
كَانُوا۟
kānū— They had been
verb5:79
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they were
verb5:79
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they had
verb5:81
كَانَ
kāna— (that)
verb5:104
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used to
verb5:105
كَانَ
kāna— he is
verb5:106
فَتَكُونُ
fatakūnu— and it becomes
verb5:110
كُنتُم
kuntum— you are
verb5:112
وَنَكُونَ
wanakūna— and we be
verb5:113
تَكُونُ
takūnu— to be
verb5:114
يَكُونُ
yakūnu— was
verb5:116
كُنتُ
kuntu— I had
verb5:116
وَكُنتُ
wakuntu— And I was
verb5:117
كُنتَ
kunta— You were
verb5:117
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Al-An'amالأنعام(21 words)
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they are
verb6:4
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb6:5
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb6:10
كَانَ
kāna— was
verb6:11
أَكُونَ
akūna— I be
verb6:14
تَكُونَنَّ
takūnanna— be
verb6:14
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used to
verb6:22
تَكُن
takun— will be
verb6:23
كُنَّا
kunnā— we were
verb6:23
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb6:24
وَنَكُونَ
wanakūna— and we would be
verb6:27
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb6:28
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used to
verb6:30
كَانَ
kāna— is
verb6:35
تَكُونَنَّ
takūnanna— be
verb6:35
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you are
verb6:40
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb6:43
كَانُوا۟
kānū— they used to
verb6:49
فَتَكُونَ
fatakūna— then you would be
verb6:52
كُنتُمْ
kuntum— you used to
verb6:60
لَنَكُونَنَّ
lanakūnanna— surely we will be
verb6:63