مكث
m-k-t-h
The root مكث (mkth) means to tarry, stay, or wait. It implies patience and expectation, often in a specific place. It can also mean to loiter or pause.
Root
م-ك-ث
7
Total uses
7
Verses
7
Surahs
6
Forms
Root
م-ك-ث
Root Meaning
The root مكث (mkth) means to tarry, stay, or wait. It implies patience and expectation, often in a specific place. It can also mean to loiter or pause.
Derived forms
Surah distribution
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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (7)
Ar-Ra'd 13:17
He sendeth down water from the sky, so that valleys flow according to their measure, and the flood beareth (on its surface) swelling foam - from that which they smelt in the fire in order to make ornaments and tools riseth a foam like unto it - thus Allah coineth (the similitude of) the true and the false. Then, as for the foam, it passeth away as scum upon the banks, while, as for that which is of use to mankind, it remaineth in the earth. Thus Allah coineth the similitudes
Al-Isra 17:106
And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it unto mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation
Al-Kahf 18:3
Wherein they will abide for ever
Ta-Ha 20:10
When he saw a fire and said unto his folk: Lo! Wait! I see a fire afar off. Peradventure I may bring you a brand therefrom or may find guidance at the fire
An-Naml 27:22
But he was not long in coming, and he said: I have found out (a thing) that thou apprehendest not, and I come unto thee from Sheba with sure tidings
Al-Qasas 28:29
Then, when Moses had fulfilled the term, and was travelling with his housefolk, he saw in the distance a fire and said unto his housefolk: Bide ye (here). Lo! I see in the distance a fire; peradventure I shall bring you tidings thence, or a brand from the fire that ye may warm yourselves
Az-Zukhruf 43:77
And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain