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The root د ه ن (d-h-n) in the Quran

Meaning: oil, compromise

5 occurrences in 4 verses and 4 surahs · 4 derived words

Every Quranic word built on this root is counted, prefixes and suffixes included (و، ب، ال…), in the Hafs reading.

Words built on this root

Surahs where it occurs most

  1. 68. Al-Qalam2
  2. 23. Al-Mu’minun1
  3. 55. Ar-Rahman1
  4. 56. Al-Waqi’ah1

The 4 verses

Al-Mu’minun23:20

وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْـَٔاكِلِينَ ۝٢٠

And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food [i.e., olives] for those who eat.

Ar-Rahman55:37

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ ۝٣٧

And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -

Al-Qalam68:9

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ۝٩

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

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