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عاكِف

ʿākifūna

devoted

এতিকাফরত

Root letters: ع ك فAppears 7 times in the Qur'an#1,088 most frequentActive participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form I
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About this word

Active participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form IRoot letters: ع ك ف

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عَاكِفًۭا ۖ2 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)عَـٰكِفُونَ5 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • عَـٰكِفُونَ(are) secludedʿākifūna · 2 times
  • عَـٰكِفِينَbeing devoted to itʿākifīna · 2 times
  • وَٱلْعَـٰكِفِينَand those who seclude themselves for devotion and prayerwal-ʿākifīna · 1 times
  • عَاكِفًۭا ۖdevotedʿākifan · 1 times
  • ٱلْعَـٰكِفُ(are) the residentl-ʿākifu · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ع ك ف — know one root, recognise many words.

  • مَعْكُوف(was) prevented(যা ছিল) 'আবদ্ধ
  • يَعْكُفُdevotedতারা পূজায় লেগে ছিলো

Examples from the Qur'an

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

Surah 26:71 — Read full ayah

They said, "We will never cease being devoted to it [i.e., the calf] until Moses returns to us."

Surah 20:91 — Read full ayah

When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"

Surah 21:52 — Read full ayah