# Ta-Ye-Nun — طين (Tyn)

> Occurs in 12 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Tyn

- **Meaning:** to plaster with clay or mud, clay/mud.
- **Derived forms:** طِين (12)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 49

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلطِّينِ — l-ṭīni · "[the] clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَرَسُولاً اِلٰى بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ اَنّ۪ي قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاٰيَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْۙ اَنّ۪ٓي اَخْلُقُ لَكُمْ مِنَ الطّ۪ينِ كَهَيْـَٔةِ الطَّيْرِ فَاَنْفُخُ ف۪يهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْراً بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۚ وَاُبْرِئُ الْاَكْمَهَ وَالْاَبْرَصَ وَاُحْـيِ الْمَوْتٰى بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِۚ وَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَۙ ف۪ي بُيُوتِكُمْۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِن۪ينَۚ

Warasoolan ila banee isra-eelaannee qad ji/tukum bi-ayatin min rabbikum annee akhluqulakum mina atteeni kahay-ati attayrifaanfukhu feehi fayakoonu tayran bi-ithni Allahiwaobri-o al-akmaha wal-abrasa waohyeealmawta bi-ithni Allahi waonabbi-okum bimata/kuloona wama taddakhiroona fee buyootikum inna fee thalikalaayatan lakum in kuntum mu/mineen

And as a messenger to the children of Israel: “I have come to you with a proof from your Lord, that I create for you from clay the likeness of a bird; then I blow into it and it becomes a bird by the leave of God. And I heal the blind, and the leper, and give life to the dead by the leave of God. And I inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses — in that is a proof for you if you be believers —

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-49.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 110

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلطِّينِ — l-ṭīni · "the clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

اِذْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ يَا ع۪يسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ اذْكُرْ نِعْمَت۪ي عَلَيْكَ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَتِكَۢ اِذْ اَيَّدْتُكَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلاًۚ وَاِذْ عَلَّمْتُكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَالتَّوْرٰيةَ وَالْاِنْج۪يلَۚ وَاِذْ تَخْلُقُ مِنَ الطّ۪ينِ كَـهَيْـَٔةِ الطَّيْرِ بِاِذْن۪ي فَتَنْفُخُ ف۪يهَا فَتَكُونُ طَيْراً بِاِذْن۪ي وَتُبْرِئُ الْاَكْمَهَ وَالْاَبْرَصَ بِاِذْن۪يۚ وَاِذْ تُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتٰى بِاِذْن۪يۚ وَاِذْ كَفَفْتُ بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ عَنْكَ اِذْ جِئْتَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ اِنْ هٰذَٓا اِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُب۪ينٌ

Ith qala Allahu yaAAeesa ibna maryama othkur niAAmatee AAalaykawaAAala walidatika ith ayyadtuka biroohialqudusi tukallimu annasa fee almahdi wakahlanwa-ith AAallamtuka alkitaba walhikmatawattawrata wal-injeela wa-ithtakhluqu mina atteeni kahay-ati attayribi-ithnee fatanfukhu feeha fatakoonu tayranbi-ithnee watubri-o al-akmaha wal-abrasabi-ithnee wa-ith tukhriju almawta bi-ithneewa-ith kafaftu banee isra-eela AAanka ithji/tahum bilbayyinati faqala allatheenakafaroo minhum in hatha illa sihrun mubeen

(When God will say: “O Jesus, son of Mary: remember thou My favour to thee and to thy mother: when I strengthened thee with the Spirit of Holiness, thou speaking to men in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught thee the Writ and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel; and when thou didst create of clay the likeness of a bird by My leave, and blewest into it and it became a bird by My leave, and thou didst heal the blind and the leper by My leave; and when thou broughtest forth the dead by My leave; and when I restrained the children of Israel from thee when thou camest to them with clear signs”; then those who ignored warning among them said: “This is only obvious sorcery”;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-110.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** طِينٍۢ — ṭīnin · "clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

هُوَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ ط۪ينٍ ثُمَّ قَضٰٓى اَجَلاًۜ وَاَجَلٌ مُسَمًّى عِنْدَهُ ثُمَّ اَنْتُمْ تَمْتَرُونَ

Huwa allathee khalaqakum min teeninthumma qada ajalan waajalun musamman AAindahu thumma antumtamtaroon

He it is that created you from clay; then He decreed a term — and a stated term is with Him; then do you doubt.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-2.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** طِينٍۢ — ṭīnin · "clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ اَلَّا تَسْجُدَ اِذْ اَمَرْتُكَۜ قَالَ اَنَا۬ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُۚ خَلَقْتَن۪ي مِنْ نَارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ ط۪ينٍ

Qala ma manaAAaka allatasjuda ith amartuka qala ana khayrun minhukhalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teen

He said: “What prevented thee from submitting when I commanded thee?” Said he: “I am better than he; Thou createdst me of fire, and Thou createdst him of clay.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-12.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 61

- **Form in this verse:** طِينًۭا — ṭīnan · "(from) clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُٓوا اِلَّٓا اِبْل۪يسَۜ قَالَ ءَاَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ ط۪يناًۚ

Wa-ith qulna lilmala-ikatiosjudoo li-adama fasajadoo illa ibleesa qalaaasjudu liman khalaqta teena

And when We said to the angels: “Submit to Adam,” then they submitted. Not so Iblīs; he said: “Shall I submit to one Thou hast created of clay?”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-61.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** طِينٍۢ — ṭīnin · "clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ سُلَالَةٍ مِنْ ط۪ينٍۚ

Walaqad khalaqna al-insana minsulalatin min teen

And We created man from an extract of clay;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-12.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 38

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلطِّينِ — l-ṭīni · "the clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَٓا اَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُمْ مِنْ اِلٰهٍ غَيْر۪يۚ فَاَوْقِدْ ل۪ي يَا هَامَانُ عَلَى الطّ۪ينِ فَاجْعَلْ ل۪ي صَرْحاً لَعَلّ۪ٓي اَطَّلِعُ اِلٰٓى اِلٰهِ مُوسٰىۙ وَاِنّ۪ي لَاَظُنُّهُ مِنَ الْكَاذِب۪ينَ

Waqala firAAawnu ya ayyuhaalmalao ma AAalimtu lakum min ilahin ghayreefaawqid lee ya hamanu AAala atteenifajAAal lee sarhan laAAallee attaliAAuila ilahi moosa wa-innee laathunnuhumina alkathibeen

And Pharaoh said: “O eminent ones: I know not that you have a god other than me. So kindle thou for me, O Hāmān, upon the clay, and make thou for me a tower, that I might look upon the god of Moses; and I think him of the liars.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-38.md_

### 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 7

- **Form in this verse:** طِينٍۢ — ṭīnin · "clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

اَلَّـذ۪ٓي اَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ وَبَدَاَ خَلْقَ الْاِنْسَانِ مِنْ ط۪ينٍۚ

Allathee ahsana kulla shay-inkhalaqahu wabadaa khalqa al-insani min teen

Who made good everything He created, and began the creation of man from clay;

_https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-7.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 11

- **Form in this verse:** طِينٍۢ — ṭīnin · "a clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ اَهُمْ اَشَدُّ خَلْقاً اَمْ مَنْ خَلَقْنَاۜ اِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُمْ مِنْ ط۪ينٍ لَازِبٍ

Fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan amman khalaqna inna khalaqnahum min teeninlazib

So ask thou them: are they harder to create, or those We have created? We created them of clinging clay.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-11.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 71

- **Form in this verse:** طِينٍۢ — ṭīnin · "clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

اِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ اِنّ۪ي خَالِقٌ بَشَراً مِنْ ط۪ينٍ

Ith qala rabbuka lilmala-ikatiinnee khaliqun basharan min teen

When thy Lord said to the angels: “I am creating a mortal from clay,

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-71.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 76

- **Form in this verse:** طِينٍۢ — ṭīnin · "clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

قَالَ اَنَا۬ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُۜ خَلَقْتَن۪ي مِنْ نَارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ ط۪ينٍ

Qala ana khayrun minhukhalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teen

Said he: “I am better than he; Thou createdst me of fire, and Thou createdst him of clay.”

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-76.md_

### 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** طِينٍۢ — ṭīnin · "clay"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِنْ ط۪ينٍۙ

Linursila AAalayhim hijaratanmin teen

“That we might send upon them stones of clay,

_https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-33.md_

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