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كَانَ kāna – “were / used / are”

A Qur'anic Arabic verb from the root ك-و-ن that occurs 1,358 times in the Qur'an. It is word #14 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
were / used / are
Type
Verb
Root
ك-و-ن
Verb form
Form I · past كَانَ · present يَكُونُ
In the Qur'an
1,358 times
Frequency rank
#14 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 2: Essential Verbs, section 1, lesson 1

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishwere / used / are
  • were Yusuf 12:7
  • used Maryam 19:55
  • are Taha 20:35
বাংলাছিলো
اردوتھے / ہو
  • تھے Al-Hijr 15:78
  • ہو Al-Mumtahanah 60:6
हिन्दीथे / हो
  • थे Al-Hijr 15:78
  • हो Al-'Ankabut 29:5
Bahasa Indonesiaadalah
Türkçeise
فارسیهست
Françaisétait

In the Qur'an: Yusuf 12:7

۞لَّقَدۡ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخۡوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ

English

Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask,

বাংলা

অবশ্যই ইউসুফ এবং তাঁর ভাইদের ঘটনায় জিজ্ঞাসুদের জন্য অনেক নিদর্শন রয়েছে।

اردو

یقیناً یوسف اور آپ ؑ کے بھائیوں (کے قصے) میں (بہت سی) نشانیاں ہیں پوچھنے والوں کے لیے

हिन्दी

वास्तव में, यूसुफ़ और उसके भाइयों (की कहानी) में पूछने वालों के लिए कई निशानियाँ हैं।

Bahasa Indonesia

Sesungguhnya ada beberapa tanda-tanda kekuasaan Allah pada (kisah) Yusuf dan saudara-saudaranya bagi orang-orang yang bertanya.

Türkçe

Andolsun ki Yusuf ve kardeşlerinde, gerçekleri araştırmak isteyenler için ibretler vardır.

فارسی

بی‌شک در (داستان) یوسف و برادرانش برای سوال کننده‌گان نشانه‌ها و (عبرت‌ها) است.

Français

Il y avait certainement, en Joseph et ses frères, des exhortations pour ceux qui interrogent,

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.

Other words from the root ك-و-ن