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يَئُوس

yaūsan

(in) despair

হতাশ

Root letters: ي أ سAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#2,061 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 207

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ي أ س

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)يَـُٔوسًۭا3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • لَيَـُٔوسٌۭ(is) despairinglayaūsun · 1 times
  • يَـُٔوسًۭا(in) despairyaūsan · 1 times
  • فَيَـُٔوسٌۭthen he gives up hopefayaūsun · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ي أ س — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And if We give man a taste of mercy from Us and then We withdraw it from him, indeed, he is despairing and ungrateful.

Surah 11:9 — Read full ayah

Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.

Surah 41:49 — Read full ayah

And when We bestow favor upon man [i.e., the disbeliever], he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.

Surah 17:83 — Read full ayah