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اسْتَعِينُ

nastaʿīnu

we ask for help

আমরা সাহায্য চাই

Root letters: ع و نAppears 4 times in the Qur'an#1,483 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form X
Learn it in lesson 149

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form XRoot letters: ع و ن

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)نَسْتَعِينُ1 times
  • Command (amr)ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟Seek helpis'taʿīnū · 2 times
  • نَسْتَعِينُwe ask for helpnastaʿīnu · 1 times
  • وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟And seek helpwa-is'taʿīnū · 1 times

Words from the same root

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

  • أَعانَbut assist meসুতরাং আমাকে তোমরা সাহায্য করো
  • تَعاوَنُAnd help one anotherএবং তোমরা সহযোগিতা করবে
  • مُسْتَعان(is) the One sought for helpসাহায্যস্থল
  • عَوانmiddle agedমধ্যম বয়সের
  • ماعُون[the] small kindnessesসংসারের প্রয়োজনীয় ছোটখাটো জিনিসের

Examples from the Qur'an

It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

Surah 1:5 — Read full ayah

And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allāh]

Surah 2:45 — Read full ayah

O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allāh is with the patient.

Surah 2:153 — Read full ayah