ع و ن Root ʿ-w-n in the Qur’an 12 occurrences in 11 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

اسْتَعِينُ 4 times

• 1:5 · Al-Fatihahنَسْتَعِينُ we ask for helpIt is You we worship and You we ask for help.
• 2:45 · Al-Baqarahوَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ And seek helpAnd seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah]
• 2:153 · Al-Baqarahٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ Seek helpO you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
• 7:128 · Al-A'rafٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ Seek helpSaid Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allah and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."

أَعانَ 2 times

• 18:95 · Al-Kahfفَأَعِينُونِى but assist meHe said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength; I will make between you and them a dam.
• 25:4 · Al-Furqanوَأَعَانَهُۥ and helped himAnd those who disbelieve say, "This [Qur'an] is not except a falsehood he invented, and another people assisted him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie.

تَعاوَنُ 2 times

• 5:2 · Al-Ma'idahوَتَعَاوَنُوا۟ And help one anotherO you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.
• 5:2 · Al-Ma'idahتَعَاوَنُوا۟ help one anotherO you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.

مُسْتَعان 2 times

• 12:18 · Yusufٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ (is) the One sought for helpAnd they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
• 21:112 · Al-Anbyaٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ the One Whose help is sought[The Prophet] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."

عَوان 1 time

• 2:68 · Al-Baqarahعَوَانٌۢ middle agedThey said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[Allah] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."

ماعُون 1 time

• 107:7 · Al-Ma'unٱلْمَاعُونَ [the] small kindnessesAnd withhold [simple] assistance.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.