ظن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ظ ن ن‎ (ẓ-n-n).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ðˤan.na/

Verb

ظَنَّ • (ẓanna) I, non-past يَظُنُّ‎‎ (yaẓunnu)

(ditransitive) to think, opine, suppose, conjecture
to doubt
to consider true, to believe (to consider likely)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:46:
  ‏قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَاقُو ٱل‍لَّهِ كَم مِن فِئَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ غَلَبَتْ فِئَةً كَثِيرَةً بِإِذْنِ ٱل‍لَّهِ‎
  qāla llaḏīna yaẓunnūna ʔannahum mmulāqū llāhi kam min fiʔatin qalīlatin ḡalabat fiʔatan kaṯīratan biʔiḏni llāhi
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
to deem

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ظَنَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun ظَنّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					ظَنّ ẓann
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					ظَانّ‎ ẓānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَظْنُون‎ maẓnūn
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ظَنَنْتُ‎ ẓanantu	ظَنَنْتَ‎ ẓananta	ظَنَّ ẓanna	ظَنَنْتُمَا‎ ẓanantumā	ظَنَّا‎ ẓannā	ظَنَنَّا‎ ẓanannā	ظَنَنْتُمْ‎ ẓanantum	ظَنُّوا‎ ẓannū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ظَنَنْتُ‎ ẓanantu	ظَنَنْتِ‎ ẓananti	ظَنَّتْ‎ ẓannat	ظَنَنْتُمَا‎ ẓanantumā	ظَنَّتَا‎ ẓannatā	ظَنَنَّا‎ ẓanannā	ظَنَنْتُنَّ‎ ẓanantunna	ظَنَنَّ‎ ẓananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَظُنُّ‎ ʔaẓunnu	تَظُنُّ‎ taẓunnu	يَظُنُّ‎ yaẓunnu	تَظُنَّانِ‎ taẓunnāni	يَظُنَّانِ‎ yaẓunnāni	نَظُنُّ‎ naẓunnu	تَظُنُّونَ‎ taẓunnūna	يَظُنُّونَ‎ yaẓunnūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَظُنُّ‎ ʔaẓunnu	تَظُنِّينَ‎ taẓunnīna	تَظُنُّ‎ taẓunnu	تَظُنَّانِ‎ taẓunnāni	تَظُنَّانِ‎ taẓunnāni	نَظُنُّ‎ naẓunnu	تَظْنُنَّ‎ taẓnunna	يَظْنُنَّ‎ yaẓnunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَظُنَّ‎ ʔaẓunna	تَظُنَّ‎ taẓunna	يَظُنَّ‎ yaẓunna	تَظُنَّا‎ taẓunnā	يَظُنَّا‎ yaẓunnā	نَظُنَّ‎ naẓunna	تَظُنُّوا‎ taẓunnū	يَظُنُّوا‎ yaẓunnū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَظُنَّ‎ ʔaẓunna	تَظُنِّي‎ taẓunnī	تَظُنَّ‎ taẓunna	تَظُنَّا‎ taẓunnā	تَظُنَّا‎ taẓunnā	نَظُنَّ‎ naẓunna	تَظْنُنَّ‎ taẓnunna	يَظْنُنَّ‎ yaẓnunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَظُنَّ‎ or أَظُنِّ‎ or أَظْنُنْ‎ ʔaẓunna or ʔaẓunni or ʔaẓnun	تَظُنَّ‎ or تَظُنِّ‎ or تَظْنُنْ‎ taẓunna or taẓunni or taẓnun	يَظُنَّ‎ or يَظُنِّ‎ or يَظْنُنْ‎ yaẓunna or yaẓunni or yaẓnun	تَظُنَّا‎ taẓunnā	يَظُنَّا‎ yaẓunnā	نَظُنَّ‎ or نَظُنِّ‎ or نَظْنُنْ‎ naẓunna or naẓunni or naẓnun	تَظُنُّوا‎ taẓunnū	يَظُنُّوا‎ yaẓunnū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَظُنِّي‎ taẓunnī	تَظُنَّ‎ or تَظُنِّ‎ or تَظْنُنْ‎ taẓunna or taẓunni or taẓnun	تَظُنَّا‎ taẓunnā	تَظُنَّا‎ taẓunnā		تَظْنُنَّ‎ taẓnunna	يَظْنُنَّ‎ yaẓnunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ظُنَّ or ظُنِّ or اُظْنُنْ‎ ẓunna or ẓunni or uẓnun		ظُنَّا‎ ẓunnā			ظُنُّوا‎ ẓunnū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ظُنِّي‎ ẓunnī		ظُنَّا‎ ẓunnā			اُظْنُنَّ‎ uẓnunna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ظُنِنْتُ‎ ẓunintu	ظُنِنْتَ‎ ẓuninta	ظُنَّ ẓunna	ظُنِنْتُمَا‎ ẓunintumā	ظُنَّا‎ ẓunnā	ظُنِنَّا‎ ẓuninnā	ظُنِنْتُمْ‎ ẓunintum	ظُنُّوا‎ ẓunnū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ظُنِنْتُ‎ ẓunintu	ظُنِنْتِ‎ ẓuninti	ظُنَّتْ‎ ẓunnat	ظُنِنْتُمَا‎ ẓunintumā	ظُنَّتَا‎ ẓunnatā	ظُنِنَّا‎ ẓuninnā	ظُنِنْتُنَّ‎ ẓunintunna	ظُنِنَّ‎ ẓuninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُظَنُّ‎ ʔuẓannu	تُظَنُّ‎ tuẓannu	يُظَنُّ‎ yuẓannu	تُظَنَّانِ‎ tuẓannāni	يُظَنَّانِ‎ yuẓannāni	نُظَنُّ‎ nuẓannu	تُظَنُّونَ‎ tuẓannūna	يُظَنُّونَ‎ yuẓannūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُظَنُّ‎ ʔuẓannu	تُظَنِّينَ‎ tuẓannīna	تُظَنُّ‎ tuẓannu	تُظَنَّانِ‎ tuẓannāni	تُظَنَّانِ‎ tuẓannāni	نُظَنُّ‎ nuẓannu	تُظْنَنَّ‎ tuẓnanna	يُظْنَنَّ‎ yuẓnanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُظَنَّ‎ ʔuẓanna	تُظَنَّ‎ tuẓanna	يُظَنَّ‎ yuẓanna	تُظَنَّا‎ tuẓannā	يُظَنَّا‎ yuẓannā	نُظَنَّ‎ nuẓanna	تُظَنُّوا‎ tuẓannū	يُظَنُّوا‎ yuẓannū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُظَنَّ‎ ʔuẓanna	تُظَنِّي‎ tuẓannī	تُظَنَّ‎ tuẓanna	تُظَنَّا‎ tuẓannā	تُظَنَّا‎ tuẓannā	نُظَنَّ‎ nuẓanna	تُظْنَنَّ‎ tuẓnanna	يُظْنَنَّ‎ yuẓnanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُظَنَّ‎ or أُظَنِّ‎ or أُظْنَنْ‎ ʔuẓanna or ʔuẓanni or ʔuẓnan	تُظَنَّ‎ or تُظَنِّ‎ or تُظْنَنْ‎ tuẓanna or tuẓanni or tuẓnan	يُظَنَّ‎ or يُظَنِّ‎ or يُظْنَنْ‎ yuẓanna or yuẓanni or yuẓnan	تُظَنَّا‎ tuẓannā	يُظَنَّا‎ yuẓannā	نُظَنَّ‎ or نُظَنِّ‎ or نُظْنَنْ‎ nuẓanna or nuẓanni or nuẓnan	تُظَنُّوا‎ tuẓannū	يُظَنُّوا‎ yuẓannū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُظَنِّي‎ tuẓannī	تُظَنَّ‎ or تُظَنِّ‎ or تُظْنَنْ‎ tuẓanna or tuẓanni or tuẓnan	تُظَنَّا‎ tuẓannā	تُظَنَّا‎ tuẓannā		تُظْنَنَّ‎ tuẓnanna	يُظْنَنَّ‎ yuẓnanna

Descendants

→ Swahili: dhani

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “ظن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ظن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “ظن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ðˤann/

Noun

ظَنّ • (ẓann) m (plural ظُنُون‎ (ẓunūn))

verbal noun of ظَنَّ (ẓanna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun ظَنّ (ẓann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظَنّ ẓann	الظَّنّ‎ aẓ-ẓann	ظَنّ ẓann
Nominative	ظَنٌّ ẓannun	الظَّنُّ‎ aẓ-ẓannu	ظَنُّ ẓannu
Accusative	ظَنًّا‎ ẓannan	الظَّنَّ‎ aẓ-ẓanna	ظَنَّ ẓanna
Genitive	ظَنٍّ ẓannin	الظَّنِّ‎ aẓ-ẓanni	ظَنِّ ẓanni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظَنَّيْن‎ ẓannayn	الظَّنَّيْن‎ aẓ-ẓannayn	ظَنَّيْ‎ ẓannay
Nominative	ظَنَّانِ‎ ẓannāni	الظَّنَّانِ‎ aẓ-ẓannāni	ظَنَّا‎ ẓannā
Accusative	ظَنَّيْنِ‎ ẓannayni	الظَّنَّيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓannayni	ظَنَّيْ‎ ẓannay
Genitive	ظَنَّيْنِ‎ ẓannayni	الظَّنَّيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓannayni	ظَنَّيْ‎ ẓannay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظُنُون‎ ẓunūn	الظُّنُون‎ aẓ-ẓunūn	ظُنُون‎ ẓunūn
Nominative	ظُنُونٌ‎ ẓunūnun	الظُّنُونُ‎ aẓ-ẓunūnu	ظُنُونُ‎ ẓunūnu
Accusative	ظُنُونًا‎ ẓunūnan	الظُّنُونَ‎ aẓ-ẓunūna	ظُنُونَ‎ ẓunūna
Genitive	ظُنُونٍ‎ ẓunūnin	الظُّنُونِ‎ aẓ-ẓunūni	ظُنُونِ‎ ẓunūni

Descendants

→ Swahili: dhana

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ظ ن ن‎

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَنَّ‎ (ẓanna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zˤann/, [zˤɑn]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

ظنّ • (ẓann) (form I, present بظنّ‎ (biẓonn))

to think, to suppose, to guess (that something is the case)
‏أظن هيك رح أعمل.‎‎
ʔaẓonn hēk raḥ ʔaʕmil
I guess that's what I'll do.

‏ما أظنّ هي بتحكي هيك إشي.‎‎
mā ʔaẓonn hiyye btiḥki hēk ʔiši
I don't think she would say such a thing.

‏هو أرمني، على ما اظنّ.‎‎
huwwe ʔarmani, ʕala mā ʔaẓonn
He's Armenian, as far as I know.
(literally, “He's Armenian, as I suppose.”)

Synonyms: فكّر‎ (fakkar), اعتقد‎ (iʕtaqad)

Usage notes

ظنّ is mostly used in the first-person, and usually in the subjunctive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ظنّ (ẓann)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ظنّيت (ẓannēt)	ظنّيت (ẓannēt)	ظنّ (ẓann)	ظنّينا (ẓannēna)	ظنّيتو (ẓannētu)	ظنّو (ẓannu)
past	f	ظنّيت (ẓannēt)	ظنّيتي (ẓannēti)	ظنّت (ẓannat)	ظنّينا (ẓannēna)	ظنّيتو (ẓannētu)	ظنّو (ẓannu)
present	m	بظنّ (baẓonn)	بتظنّ (bitẓonn)	بظنّ (biẓonn)	منظنّ (minẓonn)	بتظنّو (bitẓonnu)	بظنّو (biẓonnu)
present	f	بظنّ (baẓonn)	بتظنّي (bitẓonni)	بتظنّ (bitẓonn)	منظنّ (minẓonn)	بتظنّو (bitẓonnu)	بظنّو (biẓonnu)
subjunctive	m	اظنّ (aẓonn)	تظنّ (tẓonn)	يظنّ (yẓonn)	نظنّ (nẓonn)	تظنّو (tẓonnu)	يظنّو (yẓonnu)
subjunctive	f	اظنّ (aẓonn)	تظنّي (tẓonni)	تظنّ (tẓonn)	نظنّ (nẓonn)	تظنّو (tẓonnu)	يظنّو (yẓonnu)
imperative	m		ظنّ (ẓonn)			ظنّو (ẓonnu)
imperative	f		ظنّي (ẓonni)			ظنّو (ẓonnu)

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