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اجْتَنَبُ

avoid

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Root letters: ج ن بAppears 9 times in the Qur'an#880 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form VIII
Learn it in lesson 88

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form VIIIRoot letters: ج ن ب

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)ٱجْتَنَبُوا۟1 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَجْتَنِبُونَ3 times
  • Command (amr)وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟5 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟and avoidwa-ij'tanibū · 2 times
  • يَجْتَنِبُونَavoidyajtanibūna · 2 times
  • تَجْتَنِبُوا۟you avoidtajtanibū · 1 times
  • فَٱجْتَنِبُوهُso avoid itfa-ij'tanibūhu · 1 times
  • فَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟So avoidfa-ij'tanibū · 1 times
  • ٱجْتَنَبُوا۟avoidij'tanabū · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ج ن ب — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they forgive,

Surah 42:37 — Read full ayah

If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].

Surah 4:31 — Read full ayah

But those who have avoided ṭāghūt, lest they worship it, and turned back to Allāh - for them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My servants

Surah 39:17 — Read full ayah