muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُ
Core sense — he despaired of the mercy of God; he withheld his watergenerated
1.1he despaired of the mercy of God—مِنْ
. Other forms of the verb: قَنَطَ; قَنِطَ; قَنُطَ; قَنَطَ; قَنِطَ. Each of the last two mixes two dialects.
Maṣdar قُنُوطٌ, which belongs to the first and second, and also to the fourth and sixth, though this is doubtful; قَنَطٌ, which belongs to the third; and قَنَاطَةٌ, which belongs to the third also, or, more probably by analogy, to the fourth.
Or he despaired of good; or, as some say, he despaired most violently of a thing.
In the Qur'ān 15:56, according to different readings, وَمَنْ يَقْنِطُ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلَّا الضَّالُّونَ, يَقْنُطُ, and يَقْنَطُ [And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except those who are in error?]
1.2he withheld, or kept back, his water from us—قَنَطَ مَآءَهُ عَنَّا
قَنْطٌ is also synonymous with مَنْعٌ.
Reported on the authority of Ibn-'Abbād.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 2 shown of 4
15:56
قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهٖٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَHe said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?"
42:28
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوا وَيَنشُرُ رَحْمَتَهٗ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُHe is the One that sends down rain (even) after (men) have given up all hope, and scatters His Mercy (far and wide). And He is the Protector, Worthy of all Praise.
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, aor. قَنِطَ ; and قَنَطَ , aor. قَنُطَ ; and قَنِطَ , aor. قَنَطَ ; (S, Msb, K;) and قَنُطَ , aor. قَنُطَ ; (K;) and قَنَطَ , aor. قَنَطَ ; and قَنِطَ , aor. قَنِطَ ; each of the last two being a mixture of two dialects; (Akh, S, K;) inf. n. قُنُوطٌ , (S, Msb, K,) which is of the first and second, (S, K, TA,) and of the fourth and sixth also; (K; [but this is doubtful;]) and قَنَطٌ , which is of the third; (S, K;) and قَنَاطَةٌ , which is also of the third, (S, K,) or [more probably, agreeably with analogy,] of the fourth; (TK;) He despaired (S, Msb, K) of ( مِنْ ) the mercy of God, (Msb,) or, as in the T, of good: or, as some say, he despaired most vehemently of a thing. (TA.) It is said in the Kur, [xv. 56,] accord. to different readings, وَمَنْ يَقْنِطُ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلَّا الضَّالُّونَ and يَقْنُطُ (Bd, TA) and يَقْنَطُ (Bd) [And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord except those who are in error?] قَنْطٌ is also syn. with مَنْعٌ . (K.) You say, قَنَطَ مَآءَهُ عَنَّا He withheld, kept, or debarred, his water from us. (Sgh on the authority of Ibn-'Abbád.)