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Quran Dictionary

Look up Quranic words — their root letters, root meanings, and every ayath where they appear.

1,671 words

لحق

l-ḥ-q

The root لحق (lHq) primarily means to reach, overtake, or catch up with someone or something. It can also describe something becoming adjoined or annexed, or grief befalling someone.

Root: ل-ح-ق6 occurrences

لحي

l-ḥ-y

The root لحي (lHy) primarily refers to the jawbone and, by extension, the beard. It can also describe the act of shaving or trimming the beard, or striking someone on the jaw.

Root: ل-ح-ي1 occurrences

لطف

l-ṭ-f

The root لطف (lTf) means to treat someone with gentleness, kindness, and affection. It implies speaking softly, soothing, and showing good manners. It can also mean to caress or coax someone.

Root: ل-ط-ف8 occurrences

مدد

m-d-d

The root مَدَد primarily signifies extension, stretching, or prolonging something, whether physically or metaphorically. It can also mean to supply or provide assistance, often in a continuous flow.

Root: م-د-د10 occurrences

مدن

m-d-n

The root مَدَنَ (madana) relates to dwelling in a city or being urbanized. A "madīnah" is a city.

Root: م-د-ن10 occurrences

مهد

m-h-d

The root مهد (mhd) means to make something plain, even, or smooth, like preparing a bed. It also signifies preparing good things for oneself or establishing a high station for someone.

Root: م-ه-د10 occurrences

مهل

m-h-l

The root "mhl" (أمهل) means to act gently or leisurely towards someone, granting them delay or respite. It implies giving someone time to do something, like saying, "Give me time to do such a thing."

Root: م-ه-ل5 occurrences

مهن

m-h-n

The root "mhn" refers to work, labor, or service, including the performance of an office or ministration. It can also denote the clothes worn while performing such duties.

Root: م-ه-ن4 occurrences

مجد

m-j-d

The root "mjd" (أَمْجَدَ) primarily signifies abundance and honor. It describes providing ample sustenance, like filling camels' bellies with fodder, or offering generous hospitality.

Root: م-ج-د4 occurrences

مجس

m-j-s

The root مجس (mjs) refers to the Magians, a Persian nation. The word "Majus" is Persian in origin, meaning "short ear," and is an arabicized term.

Root: م-ج-س1 occurrences

مخر

m-k-h-r

The root مخر (mkhr) primarily describes facing or turning towards the wind, often said of animals like camels or horses.

Root: م-خ-ر2 occurrences

مخض

m-k-h-ḍ

The root "mkhD" primarily means to churn milk, extracting butter by agitation. It extends to shaking or agitating anything vehemently, like a corpse on a bier or water in a well.

Root: م-خ-ض1 occurrences

مكن

m-k-n

The root مكن (mkn) means to establish, settle, or assign a place to someone. It also signifies giving someone mastery, dominion, or power over something, enabling them to control or possess it.

Root: م-ك-ن10 occurrences

مكر

m-k-r

The root مكر (mkr) primarily means to practice deceit, guile, or circumvention, often with the intent to harm clandestinely.

Root: م-ك-ر10 occurrences

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-ث7 occurrences

مكو

m-k-w

The root مكو (mkw) refers to a bird, likely named for its color. The definition points to "أَخْرَجُ" for further details on the color.

Root: م-ك-و1 occurrences

ملك

m-l-k

The root ملك (mlk) primarily means to possess or own something, often with exclusive rights and the ability to exercise authority over it.

Root: م-ل-ك10 occurrences

ملل

m-l-l

The root مَلَلَ (mll) primarily signifies weariness, boredom, or becoming tired of something. It implies a state of being fed up or disgusted, leading to abandonment or neglect.

Root: م-ل-ل10 occurrences

ملق

m-l-q

The root ملق (malaqa) primarily means to behave in a loving, affectionate, or blandishing manner towards someone. It implies coaxing or showing excessive fondness.

Root: م-ل-ق2 occurrences

ملو

m-l-w

The root ملو primarily signifies filling something completely, to the brim, or to its full capacity. It can also denote a period of time, like a full lifetime, or a full measure of time.

Root: م-ل-و9 occurrences

ملأ

m-l-ā

The root م ل أ primarily means "to fill." It can describe filling a vessel, satisfying the eye with beauty, or being filled with emotions like fright.

Root: م-ل-أ10 occurrences

ملح

m-l-ḥ

The root مِلْحٌ primarily refers to salt, a well-known substance used to flavor food. It can also describe salt water.

Root: م-ل-ح2 occurrences

منن

m-n-n

The root مَنَنَ primarily means to cut or break something. It also conveys the idea of weakness or failing strength.

Root: م-ن-ن10 occurrences

مني

m-n-y

The root M-N-Y primarily signifies measuring, estimating, or determining something. It also relates to decreeing, appointing, or ordaining, often with a sense of predestination or fate.

Root: م-ن-ي10 occurrences

منع

m-n-ʿ

The root منع (mnE) means to be prevented, to refrain voluntarily, or to be inaccessible. It implies resistance, refusal, or something being impossible.

Root: م-ن-ع10 occurrences

مقت

m-q-t

The root مقت (mqt) signifies intense hatred, often due to a foul deed. It describes being an object of extreme dislike or detestation.

Root: م-ق-ت5 occurrences

مرد

m-r-d

The root "mrd" primarily describes softening or mashing something, like bread in water. It also refers to a youth being beardless or a tree being leafless, implying a lack of something.

Root: م-ر-د5 occurrences

مرج

m-r-j

The root مَرَجَ (maraja) primarily means to send animals to pasture freely. It also signifies mixing things, like two seas that meet but don't fully blend.

Root: م-ر-ج6 occurrences

مرر

m-r-r

The root مَرَر primarily signifies passing by, going through, or continuing. It can also denote bitterness or something that is firm and strong, like a twisted rope.

Root: م-ر-ر10 occurrences

مرو

m-r-w

The root مرو (mrw) primarily refers to the act of rubbing or passing the hand over something, often to extract or obtain something.

Root: م-ر-و1 occurrences

مري

m-r-y

The root مري (mry) primarily means to stroke or rub, especially to draw forth milk from a she-camel.

Root: م-ر-ي10 occurrences

مرأ

m-r-ā

The root مرأ (mrA) is primarily linked to the word مَرْءٌ (marʾun), which means 'a man' or 'a human being.

Root: م-ر-أ10 occurrences

مرض

The root مَرَض (marad) primarily means physical illness or sickness. Tropically, it refers to spiritual or mental ailments like doubt, hypocrisy, weakness of belief, or a corrupted state of the heart.

Root: م-ر-ض10 occurrences

مرح

m-r-ḥ

The root مرح (marah) primarily describes excessive joy, exultation, and pride, often leading to insolent or ungrateful behavior.

Root: م-ر-ح3 occurrences

مسد

m-s-d

The root مَسَدَ (m-s-d) primarily means "to twist a rope well." It also describes arduous, continuous travel that makes an animal lean.

Root: م-س-د1 occurrences

مشج

m-s-h-j

The root مَشِيجٌ (mashīj) refers to something mixed or confused, like two colors or substances blended.

Root: م-ش-ج1 occurrences

مشي

m-s-h-y

The root م-ش-ي primarily means to walk or go on foot. It can also imply proceeding, journeying, or moving forward in a general sense.

Root: م-ش-ي10 occurrences

مسك

m-s-k

The root مسك (msk) primarily means to hold, retain, or withhold. It can refer to grasping something firmly, restraining someone, or abstaining from an action.

Root: م-س-ك10 occurrences

مسخ

m-s-k-h

The root "mskh" refers to being transformed into a worse or uglier shape, like humans into apes. It can also describe something deformed, or a person lacking beauty, being weak, or stupid.

Root: م-س-خ1 occurrences

مسس

m-s-s

The root مَسَسَ primarily means to touch, feel, or handle something with the hand. It can also imply affecting or reaching something, like an affliction or a blessing.

Root: م-س-س10 occurrences

مسو

m-s-w

The root مَسَّ (massa) primarily means to touch, feel, or handle something. It can also imply affecting or befalling someone, often in a negative sense like affliction or madness.

Root: م-س-و1 occurrences

مسح

m-s-ḥ

The root مَسَحَ (masaha) primarily means to wipe or pass one's hand over something, often to remove wetness or dirt. It can also mean to measure land, to cut or strike, or to anoint with oil.

Root: م-س-ح10 occurrences

مثل

m-t-h-l

The root مَثَلٌ (mathal) signifies a description through comparison, often used for important or remarkable states.

Root: م-ث-ل10 occurrences

متن

m-t-n

The root مَتْن (matn) primarily refers to the strong, firm parts of the back, specifically the erector spinae muscles or the two fleshy portions flanking the backbone.

Root: م-ت-ن3 occurrences

متع

m-t-ʿ

The root مَتَاعٌ (matāʿ) refers to anything useful or advantageous, like goods, household items, or provisions. It can also denote enjoyment or the necessities of life.

Root: م-ت-ع10 occurrences

موه

m-w-h

The root موه (mwh) primarily means to coat something, like silvering or gilding.

Root: م-و-ه10 occurrences

موج

m-w-j

The root "mwj" primarily describes the tumultuous, agitated motion of the sea and its waves.

Root: م-و-ج6 occurrences

مول

m-w-l

The root MWL primarily refers to "wealth" or "property." It encompasses anything one owns, from currency to animals like camels, which were a significant part of Arab wealth.

Root: م-و-ل10 occurrences

مور

m-w-r

The root "mwr" describes movement, often side-to-side, to and fro, or in commotion. It can refer to physical objects swaying, dust rising, or even the heavens reeling.

Root: م-و-ر2 occurrences

موت

m-w-t

The root "mwt" primarily means "to die," the opposite of living.

Root: م-و-ت10 occurrences

ميد

m-y-d

The root "myd" primarily describes motion, agitation, or swaying, like the earth shaking or a branch bending. It also refers to a feeling of giddiness or nausea.

Root: م-ي-د5 occurrences

ميل

m-y-l

The root مَيْل (myl) describes an inclining or bending motion, often in one's gait, swaying from side to side. It can also mean to deviate or turn away from a path or course.

Root: م-ي-ل3 occurrences

مير

m-y-r

The root مير (myr) primarily refers to provisions, like wheat or other food, that a person gathers or conveys for storage or sale.

Root: م-ي-ر1 occurrences

ميز

m-y-z

The root ميز (myz) primarily means to separate or distinguish. It describes something being set apart, removed, or becoming distinct from others.

Root: م-ي-ز4 occurrences

مزج

m-z-j

The root مزج (mzj) refers to mixing or mingling. It can describe an admixture, what is mixed with a drink, or the constitution/temperament of the body (its humors).

Root: م-ز-ج3 occurrences

مزن

m-z-n

The root "mzn" refers to clouds. It can mean clouds of any kind, specifically white clouds, or clouds that are heavy with water.

Root: م-ز-ن1 occurrences

مزق

m-z-q

The root مزق (mzq) primarily means to tear or rend something severely, often in multiple places, leading to mangling or dismemberment.

Root: م-ز-ق2 occurrences

مأي

m-ā-y

The root مأي (mAy) primarily signifies the act of drawing water from a well. It can also refer to the water itself, or the place where water is drawn.

Root: م-أ-ي7 occurrences

معي

m-ʿ-y

The root م-ع-ي primarily signifies being with someone or something, indicating companionship, presence, or association. It can also denote support or agreement, implying a shared state or action.

Root: م-ع-ي1 occurrences

معز

m-ʿ-z

The root م-ع-ز (m-ʿ-z) primarily refers to "goats." It denotes the hairy kind of sheep, as opposed to the woolly kind.

Root: م-ع-ز1 occurrences