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kaʾanna

as if

كَأَنَّ

Word

Conjunction · pattern فَعَلَّ

Root

ك ء ن

In the library

وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَرِيقٌ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

The Qurʾān, page 15 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • كَأَنَ فِى خَلْقِهِ Form I He, (a man) was strong in his make
    He, (a man) was strong in his make (IAar, in TA, voce كَنَتَ.)
  • كَأْنِىٌّ strong in his make
    A man strong in his make. (IAar, in TA, voce كَنَتَ.)
  • كَأٍ Open entry
    and كاءٍ: see كَأَىٍّ or كَأَيِّنْ in art. أَىٌّ (p. 134 a.)

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