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

The second word of verse (42:20) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb 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 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