Quran Vocabulary

أتى

Atā

Al-ityân: coming with ease. Hence a flowing torrent is called 'atiyy'. Ityân is used for coming in person, by command or by providence, for good and e...

30 verses

أمر

Amr

Al-amr (the command): a general term applied to command, affair, and thing. Allah says: 'And to Allah return all matters (al-umûr)' (Al-Baqara: 210). ...

30 verses

إبل

Ibl

Al-ibil (camels): refers to a herd of many camels, with no singular from the same root. Allah says: 'And of camels, two' (Al-An'âm: 144). Allah says: ...

2 verses

بال

Bāl

Al-bâl: the state one cares about. Hence one says 'mâ bâlaytu bi-kadhâ bâlatan' (I did not care about such thing). Allah says: 'He will reform your co...

4 verses

بتر

Btr

Al-batr: close to the preceding, but used for cutting the tail, then by extension for cutting off posterity. Someone is called 'abtar' when he has no ...

1 verse

بتك

Btk

Al-batk: close to al-batt, but used for cutting limbs and hair. One says 'bataka sha'rahu' (he cut his hair) and 'bataka udhunahu' (he cut his ear). A...

1 verse

برد

Brd

Al-bard (cold): opposite of heat. Allah says: 'We said: O fire, be coolness (bardan) and peace for Ibrahim' (Al-Anbiyâ': 69). Al-barad: hail. Allah sa...

5 verses

بعر

BʿR

Al-ba'îr (camel): male or female camel capable of carrying. Plural 'ab'ira'. Allah says: 'And to whoever brings it a camel's load (ba'îr)' (Yûsuf: 72)...

2 verses

بقر

Bqr

Al-baqar (cattle): bovine livestock. Allah says: 'A bright yellow cow (baqara)' (Al-Baqara: 69). Baqara: he opened, split. Surah Al-Baqara takes its n...

9 verses

بكي

Bky

Bakâ yabkî bukâ'an wa bukâ: to cry. Al-bukâ' with lengthening: the flow of tears from sadness. Al-bukâ without lengthening: the sound of weeping. Alla...

7 verses

بلد

Bld

Al-balad (country): the inhabited region. Plural 'bilâd' and 'buldân'. Allah says: 'I swear by this country (al-balad)' (Al-Balad: 1). Al-balda: land ...

19 verses

ترق

Trq

Allah says: 'When the soul reaches the collarbones (al-tarâqî)' (Al-Qiyâma: 26). Al-tarâqî: plural of 'tarquwa', the collarbones. This verse describes...

1 verse

تعس

TʿS

Al-ta's: not rising from a fall and collapsing downward. One says 'ta'isa' when someone stumbles without getting up. Allah says: 'Misery to them (fa-t...

1 verse

جأر

Jar

Allah says: 'It is to Him that you cry (taj'arûn)' (An-Nahl: 53), and: 'They cry out (yaj'arûn)' (Al-Mu'minûn: 64). Al-ju'âr: the intense cry of suppl...

3 verses

جاء

Jāʾ

Jâ'a yajî'u majî'an: to come. Al-majî' is like al-ityân, but more general because al-ityân implies ease. Al-ityân can be used for command and providen...

30 verses

جبر

Jbr

Al-jabr (compulsion): forcing someone to do something. Jabara: he forced. Allah says: 'You are not a tyrant (jabbâr) over them' (Qâf: 45). Al-Jabbâr: ...

10 verses

جذ

Jdh

Al-jadhd: to break and crumble something. Broken gold stones and gold fragments are called 'judhâdh'. Hence Allah's words: 'He made them into fragment...

2 verses

جرم

Jrm

Al-jurm (crime): committing a grave sin. Ajrama: he committed a crime. Allah says: 'The criminals (al-mujrimûn) will not succeed' (Yûnus: 17). Mujrim:...

30 verses

جوب

Jwb

Al-jawb: crossing a flat expanse of land. This term is then used for crossing any land. Allah says: 'And Thamûd who carved (jâbû) the rocks in the val...

30 verses

جوز

Jwz

Allah says: 'When he had crossed it (jâwazahu)' (Al-Baqara: 249). That is: he passed its middle. And: 'We made the Children of Israel cross (jâwaznâ) ...

5 verses

جيب

Jyb

Allah says: 'And let them draw their veils over their chests (juyûbihinna)' (An-Nûr: 31). Juyûb is the plural of 'jayb' (the opening of the garment, t...

3 verses

حبس

Ḥbs

Al-habs: preventing from moving. Allah says: 'You will detain them (tahbisûnahumâ) after the prayer' (Al-Mâ'ida: 106). This verse deals with testimony...

2 verses

حصا

Ḥṣā

Al-ihsâ': calculation by number. One says 'ahsaytu kadhâ' (I enumerated such thing). This comes from 'hasâ' (pebbles). Pebbles were used for counting....

11 verses

حصد

Ḥṣd

The origin of al-hasd: cutting the harvest. Harvest time is 'hasâd' and 'hisâd'. Allah says: 'And give its due on the day of its harvest (hasâdihi)' (...

6 verses

حصر

Ḥṣr

Al-hasr: constriction. Allah says: 'And besiege them (uhsurûhum)' (At-Tawba: 5). That is: constrict them, prevent their movement. The verse speaks of ...

6 verses

حمل

Ḥml

Al-haml: one meaning used for many things. The verbal form is unified but nouns are distinguished. Haml and himl: the load. Al-hamal: the lamb. Allah ...

30 verses

حول

Ḥwl

The origin of al-hawl: change and separation from something. Considering change, one says 'hâla' (it changed). Hawla (power) is the ability to change....

25 verses

خبل

Khbl

Al-khabâl: corruption that reaches the animal and causes it trouble, like madness and intoxication. Allah says: 'Do not take confidants outside yourse...

2 verses

خد

Khd

Allah says: 'Cursed were the people of the trench (al-ukhdûd)' (Al-Burûj: 4). Al-ukhdûd: the pit, the furrow dug in the earth. The people of the trenc...

1 verse

خلق

Khlq

Al-khalq: originally, just measure. Used for invention without prior model. Allah is the Creator (al-Khâliq). Allah says: 'Blessed is Allah, the best ...

30 verses

خمر

Khmr

The origin of al-khamr: covering something. The veil (khimâr) is what covers. But al-khamr (wine) is specific to the intoxicating drink from grapes. A...

7 verses

دثر

Dthr

Allah says: 'O you who are wrapped up (al-muddaththir)' (Al-Muddaththir: 1). The origin is 'al-mutadaththir': one who wraps himself in a garment (dith...

1 verse

دسى

Dsā

Allah says: 'And failed is one who corrupts it (dassâhâ)' (Ash-Shams: 10). Dassâhâ: buried and lowered it through sins. The opposite is 'zakkâhâ' (pur...

1 verse

دعا

DʿĀ

Al-du'â' is like al-nidâ' (calling), except calling can be with 'yâ' or without. Allah says: 'Call upon Me (ud'ûnî), I will respond to you' (Ghâfir: 6...

30 verses

دمدم

Dmdm

Allah says: 'Their Lord destroyed them (fa-damdama 'alayhim)' (Ash-Shams: 14). Damdama: to destroy completely, annihilate with a crash. The people of ...

1 verse

ذقن

Dhqn

Allah says: 'They fall on their chins (li-l-adhqân) weeping' (Al-Isrâ': 109). Al-adhqân: plural of 'dhaqan' (chin). Prostrating on the chin is a mark ...

3 verses

رأف

Raf

Al-ra'fa (compassion) is mercy. One says 'ra'ufa' (he was compassionate). Allah says: 'Indeed Allah is toward the people compassionate (ra'ûf)' (Al-Ba...

13 verses

رزق

Rzq

Al-rizq: the continuous gift, whether worldly or of the Hereafter. Allah says: 'And in the sky is your provision (rizqukum)' (Adh-Dhâriyât: 22). Allah...

30 verses

رفت

Rft

Rafattu al-shay' arfutuhu raftan: I crumbled the thing. Allah says: 'When we are crumbled bones (rufâtan)' (Al-Isrâ': 49). Disbelievers doubted resurr...

2 verses

رهو

Rhw

Allah says: 'And leave the sea calm (rahwan)' (Ad-Dukhân: 24). Rahwan: calm, open, like a path. Moses was ordered to leave the sea open after crossing...

1 verse

زرى

Zrā

Zaraytu 'alayhi: I blamed him. Azraytu bihi: I humiliated him. Allah says: 'And money has not diminished (yazri) with me' (Tâ-Hâ: 94). Harûn explains ...

1 verse

زف

Zf

Zaffa al-ibil yaziffu zaffan: camels walked quickly. Allah says: 'They came toward him hastening (yaziffûn)' (As-Sâffât: 94). Ibrahim's people came qu...

1 verse

سبت

Sbt

As-sabt originally means to cut. One says: he cut the road, he shaved his hair, he cut off his nose. Then it refers to rest from work. The Sabbath is ...

7 verses

سبغ

Sbgh

Dir' sabigh: a complete and ample coat of mail. The Almighty says: 'Make complete coats of mail' (Saba 11). The root evokes amplitude and totality. 'A...

2 verses

ستر

Str

As-satr: covering a thing. As-sitr and as-sutra: that with which one covers oneself. The Almighty says: 'We had not made for them any shield' (Al-Kahf...

3 verses

سود

Swd

As-sawad: the color opposite to white. One says: iswadda (it became black). The Almighty says: 'the Day when faces will turn white and faces will turn...

9 verses

شرب

Shrb

Ash-shurb: consuming any liquid, whether water or other. The Almighty says in Paradise's description: 'Drink pleasantly' (Al-Haqqah 24). 'Eat and drin...

30 verses

شرد

Shrd

Sharada al-ba'ir: the camel fled. Sharadtu fulanan: I drove him away to other lands. The Almighty says: 'Scatter by them those behind them' (Al-Anfal ...

1 verse

شق

Shq

Ash-shaqq: the crack in something. One says: I split it in two. The Almighty says: 'Then We split the earth' (Abasa 26). Al-mushaqqa: difficulty. 'Doe...

6 verses

شكر

Shkr

Ash-shukr: conceiving the blessing and manifesting it. It is said to be the inverse of kashara (showing teeth in a smile). The Almighty says: 'Few of ...

30 verses