Text: أَكَانَ
Root: ك و ن (1390)
Lemma: كان (1358)
Stem: كان (427)

The first word of verse (10:2) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and verb. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

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Position Text POS Tags Root Lemma Actions
1 أَ N - interogative particle INTG,PREF أ Show
2 كَانَ V - verb PERF,VF:1,FAM:كَان,3MS كون كانَ Show

Verb Forms

Name Value Action
perfect كَانَ
imperfect يَكُونُ
imperative كُنْ
active_participle كَائِن
verbal_noun كَوْن/كَيْنُوْنة