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قنط

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Form 1قَنَطَ2 senses
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 رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?"

42:28
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوا۟ وَيَنشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُۥ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ

He 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.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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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.)
Form 2قنّطهُ1 sense
maṣdarتَقْنِيطٌ

Core sense — he made him despairgenerated

2.1the worst of men are those who make men despair of the mercy of God—شَرُّ النَّاسِ الَّذِينَ يُقَنِّطُونَ النَّاسَ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللّٰهِ

he made him despair; also in form 4, اقنطهُ.

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, (Msb, K,) inf. n. تَقْنِيطٌ , (K,) He made him to despair; (Msb, K;) as also اقنطهُ . (Msb.) You say, شَرُّ النَّاسِ الَّذِينَ يُقَنِّطُونَ النَّاسَ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللّٰهِ The worst of men are those who make men to despair of the mercy of God. (TA.)
Form 4أَقْنَطَ1 sense

Core sense — he made him despairgenerated

4.1

See form 2.

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see 2.

Derived nouns 3

Nounقَنِطٌ1 sense

Core sense — despairinggenerated

1

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Nounقَنُوطٌ1 sense

Core sense — despairing, and intensely sogenerated

1

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Qur’ānic occurrences قَنُوط
41:49
لَّا يَسْـَٔمُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِن دُعَآءِ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَيَـُٔوسٌ قَنُوطٌ

Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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Nounقَانِطٌ1 sense

Core sense — despairinggenerated

1despairing—قَنِطٌ
despairing, with an intensive meaning—قَنُوطٌ

The plural of the first is formed with ون (Qur'ān 15:55, according to the prevailing reading), and so is the plural of the second.

Lane cites “Kur xv. 55” — Flügel numbering, not yet mapped
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(S, Msb) and قَنِطٌ (S, TA) and قَنُوطٌ , (Msb, TA,) but the last has an intensive signification, (Bd, xli. 49,) Despairing: (S, Msb, TA:) pl. of the first with ون ; (Kur xv. 55, accord. to the prevailing reading;) and so of the second. (S, TA.)