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خانُ

betray

তোমরা বিশ্বাস ভঙ্গ করো

Root letters: خ و نAppears 5 times in the Qur'an#1,324 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
Learn it in lesson 133

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: خ و ن

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)خَانُوا۟2 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)تَخُونُوا۟3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • تَخُونُوا۟betraytakhūnū · 1 times
  • وَتَخُونُوٓا۟or betraywatakhūnū · 1 times
  • خَانُوا۟they have betrayedkhānū · 1 times
  • أَخُنْهُ[I] betray himakhun'hu · 1 times
  • فَخَانَتَاهُمَاbut they both betrayed themfakhānatāhumā · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root خ و ن — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

O you who have believed, do not betray Allāh and the Messenger or betray your trusts while you know [the consequence].

Surah 8:27 — Read full ayah

That is so he [i.e., al-ʿAzeez] will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allāh does not guide the plan of betrayers.

Surah 12:52 — Read full ayah

But if they intend to betray you - then they have already betrayed Allāh before, and He empowered [you] over them. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

Surah 8:71 — Read full ayah