# Kef-Nun-Nun — كنن (knn)

> Occurs in 12 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To cover, conceal, keep secret, keep from site, hidden, refuge, veil/covering
- **Derived forms:** أَكْنَن (3) · أَكِنَّة (4) · أَكْنَٰن (1) · مَّكْنُون (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 235

- **Form in this verse:** أَكْنَنتُمْ — aknantum · "you conceal it"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense

وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ ف۪يمَا عَرَّضْتُمْ بِه۪ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ النِّسَٓاءِ اَوْ اَكْنَنْتُمْ ف۪ٓي اَنْفُسِكُمْۜ عَلِمَ اللّٰهُ اَنَّكُمْ سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ وَلٰكِنْ لَا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِراًّ اِلَّٓا اَنْ تَقُولُوا قَوْلاً مَعْرُوفاًۜ وَلَا تَعْزِمُوا عُقْدَةَ النِّكَاحِ حَتّٰى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتَابُ اَجَلَهُۜ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا ف۪ٓي اَنْفُسِكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُۚ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ حَل۪يمٌ۟

Wala junaha AAalaykum feemaAAarradtum bihi min khitbati annisa-iaw aknantum fee anfusikum AAalima Allahu annakum satathkuroonahunnawalakin la tuwaAAidoohunna sirran illaan taqooloo qawlan maAAroofan wala taAAzimoo AAuqdata annikahihatta yablugha alkitabu ajalahu waAAlamooanna Allaha yaAAlamu ma fee anfusikum fahtharoohuwaAAlamoo anna Allaha ghafoorun haleem

And you do no wrong in what you intimate to women of proposal, or hide within yourselves; God knows that you will remember them. But make not nor take an oath with them secretly save that you speak a fitting word. And do not decide upon the knot of marriage until the writ reaches its term. And know that God knows what is within your souls, so fear Him. And know that God is forgiving and clement.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-235.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 25

- **Form in this verse:** أَكِنَّةً — akinnatan · "coverings"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَسْتَمِعُ اِلَيْكَۚ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلٰى قُلُوبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً اَنْ يَفْقَهُوهُ وَف۪ٓي اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْراًۜ وَاِنْ يَرَوْا كُلَّ اٰيَةٍ لَا يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَاۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَٓاؤُ۫كَ يُجَادِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اِنْ هٰذَٓا اِلَّٓا اَسَاط۪يرُ الْاَوَّل۪ينَ

Waminhum man yastamiAAu ilayka wajaAAalnaAAala quloobihim akinnatan an yafqahoohu wafee athanihimwaqran wa-in yaraw kulla ayatin la yu/minoo bihahatta itha jaooka yujadiloonakayaqoolu allatheena kafaroo in hatha illa asateerual-awwaleen

And among them are some who listen to thee, but We have placed upon their hearts coverings lest they should understand it, and in their ears deafness; and if they see every proof, they will not believe in it. When they have come to thee, they argue against thee, those who ignore warning, saying: “This is only legends of the former peoples.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-25.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 81

- **Form in this verse:** أَكْنَـٰنًۭا — aknānan · "shelters"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case · indefinite

وَاللّٰهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَالاً وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ اَكْنَاناً وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَاب۪يلَ تَق۪يكُمُ الْحَرَّ وَسَرَاب۪يلَ تَق۪يكُمْ بَأْسَكُمْۜ كَذٰلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ

Wallahu jaAAala lakum mimmakhalaqa thilalan wajaAAala lakum mina aljibaliaknanan wajaAAala lakum sarabeela taqeekumu alharrawasarabeela taqeekum ba/sakum kathalika yutimmuniAAmatahu AAalaykum laAAallakum tuslimoon

And God appointed for you of what He has created shades, and made for you of the mountains places of refuge, and made for you garments to protect you from the heat, and garments to protect you from your might. Thus does He complete His favour upon you, that you might submit.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-81.md_

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 46

- **Form in this verse:** أَكِنَّةً — akinnatan · "coverings"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

وَجَعَلْنَا عَلٰى قُلُوبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً اَنْ يَفْقَهُوهُ وَف۪ٓي اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْراًۜ وَاِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِي الْقُرْاٰنِ وَحْدَهُ وَلَّوْا عَلٰٓى اَدْبَارِهِمْ نُفُوراً

WajaAAalna AAala quloobihimakinnatan an yafqahoohu wafee athanihim waqran wa-ithathakarta rabbaka fee alqur-ani wahdahuwallaw AAala adbarihim nufoora

And We have placed upon their hearts coverings lest they should understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when thou rememberest thy Lord alone in the Qur’an, they turn their backs in aversion.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-46.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 57

- **Form in this verse:** أَكِنَّةً — akinnatan · "coverings"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ ذُكِّرَ بِاٰيَاتِ رَبِّه۪ فَاَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِيَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُۜ اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلٰى قُلُوبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً اَنْ يَفْقَهُوهُ وَف۪ٓي اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْراًۜ وَاِنْ تَدْعُهُمْ اِلَى الْهُدٰى فَلَنْ يَهْتَدُٓوا اِذاً اَبَداً

Waman athlamu mimman thukkirabi-ayati rabbihi faaAArada AAanhawanasiya ma qaddamat yadahu inna jaAAalnaAAala quloobihim akinnatan an yafqahoohu wafee athanihimwaqran wa-in tadAAuhum ila alhuda falan yahtadoo ithanabada

And who is more unjust than he who is reminded of the proofs of his Lord, then turns away therefrom and forgets what his hands have sent ahead? We have placed upon their hearts coverings lest they should understand it, and in their ears deafness. And though thou invitest them to the guidance, they will not be guided then ever.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-57.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 74

- **Form in this verse:** تُكِنُّ — tukinnu · "conceals"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

Wa-inna rabbaka layaAAlamu ma tukinnusudooruhum wama yuAAlinoon

And thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal, and what they make known.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-74.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** تُكِنُّ — tukinnu · "conceals"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense

وَرَبُّكَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

Warabbuka yaAAlamu ma tukinnu sudooruhumwama yuAAlinoon

And thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they make known.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-69.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 49

- **Form in this verse:** مَّكْنُونٌۭ — maknūnun · "well protected"
  - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

كَاَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَكْنُونٌ

Kaannahunna baydun maknoon

As if they were eggs closely guarded.

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-49.md_

### 41. Surah Fussilat, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** أَكِنَّةٍۢ — akinnatin · "coverings"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

وَقَالُوا قُلُوبُنَا ف۪ٓي اَكِنَّةٍ مِمَّا تَدْعُونَٓا اِلَيْهِ وَف۪ٓي اٰذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِنْ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَاعْمَلْ اِنَّـنَا عَامِلُونَ

Waqaloo quloobuna fee akinnatinmimma tadAAoona ilayhi wafee athaninawaqrun wamin baynina wabaynika hijabun faAAmalinnana AAamiloon

And they say: “Upon our hearts are coverings against that to which thou invitest us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and thee is a partition; then work thou — we are working.”

_https://quran.so/surah-fussilat/verse-5.md_

### 52. Surah At-Tur, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** مَّكْنُونٌۭ — maknūnun · "well-protected"
  - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَهُمْ كَاَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ۬ مَكْنُونٌ

Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanunlahum kaannahum lu/luon maknoon

And there will circulate among them youths of their own, like hidden pearls.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tur/verse-24.md_

### 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمَكْنُونِ — l-maknūni · "well-protected"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · passive · masculine · genitive case

كَاَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ۬ الْمَكْنُونِۚ

Kaamthali allu/lui almaknoon

As the likeness of hidden pearls

_https://quran.so/surah-al-waqiah/verse-23.md_

### 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 78

- **Form in this verse:** مَّكْنُونٍۢ — maknūnin · "well-guarded"
  - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

ف۪ي كِتَابٍ مَكْنُونٍۙ

Fee kitabin maknoon

In a hidden Writ,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-waqiah/verse-78.md_

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