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مِسْكِين

mis'kīnan

needy people

নিঃস্বকে

Root letters: س ك نAppears 23 times in the Qur'an#457 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 46

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: س ك ن

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)مِسْكِينًۭا11 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)مَسَـٰكِينَ12 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِand the needywal-masākīni · 6 times
  • ٱلْمِسْكِينِ(of) the poorl-mis'kīni · 3 times
  • وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَand the needywal-masākīna · 2 times
  • مَسَـٰكِينَneedy peoplemasākīna · 2 times
  • وَٱلْمِسْكِينَand the needywal-mis'kīna · 2 times
  • مِسْكِينًۭا(to the) needymis'kīnan · 2 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root س ك ن — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

Nor did we used to feed the poor.

Surah 74:44 — Read full ayah

Or a needy person in misery

Surah 90:16 — Read full ayah

Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.

Surah 69:34 — Read full ayah