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كَأَنّ

ka-anna

as if

যেন

Appears 29 times in the Qur'an#379 most frequentParticle (ḥarf)
Learn it in lesson 38

About this word

Particle (ḥarf)

Forms in the Qur'an

  • كَأَنَّهُمْas if theyka-annahum · 10 times
  • كَأَنَّهُۥas if it waska-annahu · 5 times
  • كَأَنَّهَاas if it wereka-annahā · 3 times
  • فَكَأَنَّمَاthen (it) is as iffaka-annamā · 2 times
  • كَأَنَّمَاas thoughka-annamā · 2 times
  • كَأَنَّهُنَّAs if they wereka-annahunna · 2 times

Examples from the Qur'an

As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.

Surah 37:49 — Read full ayah

As if they were rubies and coral.

Surah 55:58 — Read full ayah

As if they were alarmed donkeys.

Surah 74:50 — Read full ayah