استعان

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Arabic

Root
ع و ن (ʕ w n)
12 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

اِسْتَعَانَ • (istaʕāna) X (non-past يَسْتَعِينُ (yastaʕīnu), verbal noun اِسْتِعَانَة (istiʕāna))

  1. to ask or call for help
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 1:5:
      إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
      ʔiyyāka naʕbudu waʔiyyāka nastaʕīnu
      You (alone) we worship, and You (alone) we ask for help.
  2. to make use of, to resort to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of اِسْتَعَانَ (X, hollow, full passive, verbal noun اِسْتِعَانَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		اِسْتِعَانَة
istiʕāna
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		مُسْتَعِين
mustaʕīn
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مُسْتَعَان
mustaʕān
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m اِسْتَعَنْتُ
istaʕantu 		اِسْتَعَنْتَ
istaʕanta 		اِسْتَعَانَ
istaʕāna 		اِسْتَعَنْتُمَا
istaʕantumā 		اِسْتَعَانَا
istaʕānā 		اِسْتَعَنَّا
istaʕannā 		اِسْتَعَنْتُمْ
istaʕantum 		اِسْتَعَانُوا
istaʕānū
f اِسْتَعَنْتِ
istaʕanti 		اِسْتَعَانَتْ
istaʕānat 		اِسْتَعَانَتَا
istaʕānatā 		اِسْتَعَنْتُنَّ
istaʕantunna 		اِسْتَعَنَّ
istaʕanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَسْتَعِينُ
ʔastaʕīnu 		تَسْتَعِينُ
tastaʕīnu 		يَسْتَعِينُ
yastaʕīnu 		تَسْتَعِينَانِ
tastaʕīnāni 		يَسْتَعِينَانِ
yastaʕīnāni 		نَسْتَعِينُ
nastaʕīnu 		تَسْتَعِينُونَ
tastaʕīnūna 		يَسْتَعِينُونَ
yastaʕīnūna
f تَسْتَعِينِينَ
tastaʕīnīna 		تَسْتَعِينُ
tastaʕīnu 		تَسْتَعِينَانِ
tastaʕīnāni 		تَسْتَعِنَّ
tastaʕinna 		يَسْتَعِنَّ
yastaʕinna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَسْتَعِينَ
ʔastaʕīna 		تَسْتَعِينَ
tastaʕīna 		يَسْتَعِينَ
yastaʕīna 		تَسْتَعِينَا
tastaʕīnā 		يَسْتَعِينَا
yastaʕīnā 		نَسْتَعِينَ
nastaʕīna 		تَسْتَعِينُوا
tastaʕīnū 		يَسْتَعِينُوا
yastaʕīnū
f تَسْتَعِينِي
tastaʕīnī 		تَسْتَعِينَ
tastaʕīna 		تَسْتَعِينَا
tastaʕīnā 		تَسْتَعِنَّ
tastaʕinna 		يَسْتَعِنَّ
yastaʕinna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَسْتَعِنْ
ʔastaʕin 		تَسْتَعِنْ
tastaʕin 		يَسْتَعِنْ
yastaʕin 		تَسْتَعِينَا
tastaʕīnā 		يَسْتَعِينَا
yastaʕīnā 		نَسْتَعِنْ
nastaʕin 		تَسْتَعِينُوا
tastaʕīnū 		يَسْتَعِينُوا
yastaʕīnū
f تَسْتَعِينِي
tastaʕīnī 		تَسْتَعِنْ
tastaʕin 		تَسْتَعِينَا
tastaʕīnā 		تَسْتَعِنَّ
tastaʕinna 		يَسْتَعِنَّ
yastaʕinna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m اِسْتَعِنْ
istaʕin 		اِسْتَعِينَا
istaʕīnā 		اِسْتَعِينُوا
istaʕīnū
f اِسْتَعِينِي
istaʕīnī 		اِسْتَعِنَّ
istaʕinna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m اُسْتُعِنْتُ
ustuʕintu 		اُسْتُعِنْتَ
ustuʕinta 		اُسْتُعِينَ
ustuʕīna 		اُسْتُعِنْتُمَا
ustuʕintumā 		اُسْتُعِينَا
ustuʕīnā 		اُسْتُعِنَّا
ustuʕinnā 		اُسْتُعِنْتُمْ
ustuʕintum 		اُسْتُعِينُوا
ustuʕīnū
f اُسْتُعِنْتِ
ustuʕinti 		اُسْتُعِينَتْ
ustuʕīnat 		اُسْتُعِينَتَا
ustuʕīnatā 		اُسْتُعِنْتُنَّ
ustuʕintunna 		اُسْتُعِنَّ
ustuʕinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُسْتَعَانُ
ʔustaʕānu 		تُسْتَعَانُ
tustaʕānu 		يُسْتَعَانُ
yustaʕānu 		تُسْتَعَانَانِ
tustaʕānāni 		يُسْتَعَانَانِ
yustaʕānāni 		نُسْتَعَانُ
nustaʕānu 		تُسْتَعَانُونَ
tustaʕānūna 		يُسْتَعَانُونَ
yustaʕānūna
f تُسْتَعَانِينَ
tustaʕānīna 		تُسْتَعَانُ
tustaʕānu 		تُسْتَعَانَانِ
tustaʕānāni 		تُسْتَعَنَّ
tustaʕanna 		يُسْتَعَنَّ
yustaʕanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُسْتَعَانَ
ʔustaʕāna 		تُسْتَعَانَ
tustaʕāna 		يُسْتَعَانَ
yustaʕāna 		تُسْتَعَانَا
tustaʕānā 		يُسْتَعَانَا
yustaʕānā 		نُسْتَعَانَ
nustaʕāna 		تُسْتَعَانُوا
tustaʕānū 		يُسْتَعَانُوا
yustaʕānū
f تُسْتَعَانِي
tustaʕānī 		تُسْتَعَانَ
tustaʕāna 		تُسْتَعَانَا
tustaʕānā 		تُسْتَعَنَّ
tustaʕanna 		يُسْتَعَنَّ
yustaʕanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُسْتَعَنْ
ʔustaʕan 		تُسْتَعَنْ
tustaʕan 		يُسْتَعَنْ
yustaʕan 		تُسْتَعَانَا
tustaʕānā 		يُسْتَعَانَا
yustaʕānā 		نُسْتَعَنْ
nustaʕan 		تُسْتَعَانُوا
tustaʕānū 		يُسْتَعَانُوا
yustaʕānū
f تُسْتَعَانِي
tustaʕānī 		تُسْتَعَنْ
tustaʕan 		تُسْتَعَانَا
tustaʕānā 		تُسْتَعَنَّ
tustaʕanna 		يُسْتَعَنَّ
yustaʕanna

Descendants

  • Maltese: stgħan

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عون”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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