# Lam-Vav-Nun — لون (lwn)

> Occurs in 9 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** Color, appearance, kind, type, colored picture, paint, shape
- **Derived forms:** لَوْن (9)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** لَوْنُهَا ۚ — lawnuhā · "(is) its color"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا لَوْنُهَاۜ قَالَ اِنَّهُ يَقُولُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَٓاءُۙ فَاقِعٌ لَوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النَّاظِر۪ينَ

Qaloo odAAu lana rabbakayubayyin lana ma lawnuha qala innahuyaqoolu innaha baqaratun safrao faqiAAunlawnuha tasurru annathireen

They said: “Call thou to thy Lord for us that He make plain to us what her hue is.” He said: “He says: ‘She is a yellow heifer; bright is her hue, making glad the beholders.’”

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

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** لَّوْنُهَا — lawnuhā · "(in) its color"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا لَوْنُهَاۜ قَالَ اِنَّهُ يَقُولُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَٓاءُۙ فَاقِعٌ لَوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النَّاظِر۪ينَ

Qaloo odAAu lana rabbakayubayyin lana ma lawnuha qala innahuyaqoolu innaha baqaratun safrao faqiAAunlawnuha tasurru annathireen

They said: “Call thou to thy Lord for us that He make plain to us what her hue is.” He said: “He says: ‘She is a yellow heifer; bright is her hue, making glad the beholders.’”

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

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** أَلْوَٰنُهُۥٓ ۗ — alwānuhu · "colors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَمَا ذَرَاَ لَكُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ مُخْتَلِفاً اَلْوَانُهُۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِقَوْمٍ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

Wama tharaa lakum fee al-ardimukhtalifan alwanuhu inna fee thalika laayatanliqawmin yaththakkaroon

As is what He created for you in the earth of different hues; in that is a proof for people who take heed.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-13.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ — alwānuhu · "colors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

ثُمَّ كُل۪ي مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ فَاسْلُك۪ي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلاًۜ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُخْتَلِفٌ اَلْوَانُهُ ف۪يهِ شِفَٓاءٌ لِلنَّاسِۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Thumma kulee min kulli aththamaratifaslukee subula rabbiki thululan yakhruju min butoonihasharabun mukhtalifun alwanuhu feehi shifaonlinnasi inna fee thalika laayatanliqawmin yatafakkaroon

“Then eat thou of every fruit, and follow thou the ways of thy Lord gently.” There comes out of their bellies a drink differing in its hues wherein is healing for men. In that is a proof for people who reflect.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-69.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَلْوَٰنِكُمْ ۚ — wa-alwānikum · "and your colors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَمِنْ اٰيَاتِه۪ خَلْقُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ اَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَاَلْوَانِكُمْۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِلْعَالِم۪ينَ

Wamin ayatihi khalqu assamawatiwal-ardi wakhtilafu alsinatikumwaalwanikum inna fee thalika laayatinlilAAalimeen

And among His proofs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference in your tongues and your hues; in that are proofs for all mankind.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-22.md_

### 35. Surah Fatir, Verse 27

- **Form in this verse:** أَلْوَٰنُهَا ۚ — alwānuhā · "[their] colors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءًۚ فَاَخْرَجْنَا بِه۪ ثَمَرَاتٍ مُخْتَلِفاً اَلْوَانُهَاۜ وَمِنَ الْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌ ب۪يضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُخْتَلِفٌ اَلْوَانُهَا وَغَرَاب۪يبُ سُودٌ

Alam tara anna Allaha anzala mina assama-imaan faakhrajna bihi thamaratin mukhtalifanalwanuha wamina aljibali judadun beedunwahumrun mukhtalifun alwanuha wagharabeebusood

Dost thou not see that God sends down from the sky water? And We bring forth therewith fruit differing in its hues; and among the mountains are streaks, white and red — differing in their hues — and deep black,

_https://quran.so/surah-fatir/verse-27.md_

### 35. Surah Fatir, Verse 27

- **Form in this verse:** أَلْوَٰنُهَا — alwānuhā · "[their] colors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءًۚ فَاَخْرَجْنَا بِه۪ ثَمَرَاتٍ مُخْتَلِفاً اَلْوَانُهَاۜ وَمِنَ الْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌ ب۪يضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُخْتَلِفٌ اَلْوَانُهَا وَغَرَاب۪يبُ سُودٌ

Alam tara anna Allaha anzala mina assama-imaan faakhrajna bihi thamaratin mukhtalifanalwanuha wamina aljibali judadun beedunwahumrun mukhtalifun alwanuha wagharabeebusood

Dost thou not see that God sends down from the sky water? And We bring forth therewith fruit differing in its hues; and among the mountains are streaks, white and red — differing in their hues — and deep black,

_https://quran.so/surah-fatir/verse-27.md_

### 35. Surah Fatir, Verse 28

- **Form in this verse:** أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ — alwānuhu · "[their] colors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ وَالدَّوَٓابِّ وَالْاَنْعَامِ مُخْتَلِفٌ اَلْوَانُهُ كَذٰلِكَۜ اِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللّٰهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمٰٓؤُ۬اۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَز۪يزٌ غَفُورٌ

Wamina annasi waddawabbiwal-anAAami mukhtalifun alwanuhu kathalikainnama yakhsha Allaha min AAibadihialAAulamao inna Allaha AAazeezun ghafoor

And among men and beasts and cattle, differing in their hues; thus there but fear God the knowledgeable among His servants; God is exalted in might and forgiving.

_https://quran.so/surah-fatir/verse-28.md_

### 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 21

- **Form in this verse:** أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ — alwānuhu · "colors"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءً فَسَلَكَهُ يَنَاب۪يعَ فِي الْاَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِه۪ زَرْعاً مُخْتَلِفاً اَلْوَانُهُ ثُمَّ يَه۪يجُ فَـتَرٰيهُ مُصْفَراًّ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ حُطَاماًۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَذِكْرٰى لِاُو۬لِي الْاَلْبَابِ۟

Alam tara anna Allaha anzala mina assama-imaan fasalakahu yanabeeAAa fee al-ardithumma yukhriju bihi zarAAan mukhtalifan alwanuhu thummayaheeju fatarahu musfarran thumma yajAAaluhu hutamaninna fee thalika lathikra li-olee al-albab

Dost thou not see that God sent down from the sky water, and inserted it as springs in the earth? Then He brings forth a crop differing in its hues; then it withers, and thou seest it turned to yellow; then He makes it debris. In that is a reminder for men of understanding.

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-21.md_

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