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Quran Dictionary
Look up Quranic words — their root letters, root meanings, and every ayath where they appear.
1,671 words
قحم
q-ḥ-m
The root QHM refers to something redundant, pleonastic, or foisted in. It's often used for words or letters inserted without reason, essentially meaning "superfluous" or "extra."
Root: ق-ح-م2 occurrences
قصد
q-ṣ-d
The root قَصَدَ (qasada) primarily means to aim for, intend, or direct oneself towards something. It also conveys the sense of moderation, pursuing a right course, or acting justly.
Root: ق-ص-د6 occurrences
قصف
q-ṣ-f
The root Q-S-F describes something weak, fragile, or easily broken. It can refer to a plant that is sappy but delicate, suggesting a lack of strength despite its moisture.
Root: ق-ص-ف1 occurrences
قصم
q-ṣ-m
The root QSM refers to a plant, specifically Artemisia abrotanum, also known as southernwood. There are male (ذَكَرٌ) and female (أُنْثَى) varieties, with the latter referring to santolina.
Root: ق-ص-م1 occurrences
قصر
q-ṣ-r
The root قصر (q-ṣ-r) primarily means to be or become short, or to fall short of something. It can describe an arrow missing its target, a person lacking power or ability, or money being insufficient.
Root: ق-ص-ر10 occurrences
قصو
q-ṣ-w
The root قَصْو (qaṣw) primarily refers to being distant or far away, both physically and metaphorically.
Root: ق-ص-و5 occurrences
قصص
q-ṣ-ṣ
The root قَصَص (q-ṣ-ṣ) primarily means to follow tracks or footsteps, to narrate or relate a story, or to cut hair.
Root: ق-ص-ص10 occurrences
قطف
q-ṭ-f
The root Q-T-F relates to gathering or plucking, especially fruits like grapes. It can refer to the act of harvesting or the time of harvest.
Root: ق-ط-ف2 occurrences
قطمر
q-ṭ-m-r
The root قطمر (qTmr) refers to the thin skin or cleft of a date-stone, or the small white point from which a palm tree grows. It metaphorically signifies something small, mean, or paltry.
Root: ق-ط-م-ر1 occurrences
قطر
q-ṭ-r
The root قطر primarily means to drip or fall in drops, like water or tears. It can also describe arranging camels in a file or string. Figuratively, it can mean to go away quickly or to sew a garment.
Root: ق-ط-ر5 occurrences
قطع
q-ṭ-ʿ
The root QTE generally means to cut or sever. It can describe being cut off from a journey due to inability or misfortune, or speech being cut short.
Root: ق-ط-ع10 occurrences
قطط
q-ṭ-ṭ
The root ق ط ط (q-t-t) primarily refers to cutting or severing something, often into pieces. It can also describe something being short or curtailed, or a cat's purr.
Root: ق-ط-ط1 occurrences
ربب
r-b-b
The root ر ب ب (rbb) primarily means to be master, owner, or lord. It also conveys the sense of nurturing, rearing, or bringing up something to maturity.
Root: ر-ب-ب10 occurrences
ربو
r-b-w
The root RBW primarily means "to increase" or "to grow." It describes things like property increasing (sometimes through usury), a child growing up, or ground swelling after rain.
Root: ر-ب-و10 occurrences
ربع
r-b-ʿ
The root ربع (rbE) primarily relates to the concept of "four" or "fourth." It can mean taking a fourth part, becoming the fourth in a group, or twisting something with four strands.
Root: ر-ب-ع10 occurrences
ربح
r-b-ḥ
The root "rbH" primarily refers to a male ape or a young ape. It can also denote apes collectively.
Root: ر-ب-ح1 occurrences
ربص
r-b-ṣ
The root "rbS" means to expect, await, or tarry while expecting something. It implies looking forward to an event, whether good or bad, to befall someone or something.
Root: ر-ب-ص10 occurrences
ربط
r-b-ṭ
The root "rbT" primarily means to tie or bind. It refers to horses kept tied, often for military readiness. The term also describes a monk or sage who restrains themselves from worldly pleasures.
Root: ر-ب-ط5 occurrences
ردد
r-d-d
The root ردد primarily means to return, repel, or send back. It encompasses the idea of turning something back, whether physically or metaphorically, and can also imply repetition or reconsideration.
Root: ر-د-د10 occurrences
ردف
r-d-f
The root ردف (rdf) primarily means to ride behind someone or something, or to follow closely. It can also describe an event happening unexpectedly or suddenly.
Root: ر-د-ف3 occurrences
رذل
r-d-h-l
The root رذل (rdhl) describes something or someone as low, base, vile, or contemptible. It can refer to a person's character or circumstances, or to a thing being bad, corrupt, or abominable.
Root: ر-ذ-ل4 occurrences
ردم
r-d-m
The root ردم (rdm) primarily means to stop up or close something, like a gap or entrance, often by piling things up. It can also refer to patching clothes or making a bow twang.
Root: ر-د-م1 occurrences
ردي
r-d-y
The root ردي primarily signifies falling, perishing, or being destroyed. It can also mean to be clothed or to put on a garment, especially an upper garment.
Root: ر-د-ي6 occurrences
ردأ
r-d-ā
The root ردأ (rdA) refers to a very heavy stone, specifically one that a strong man would struggle to lift with both hands. It implies something weighty and difficult to move.
Root: ر-د-أ1 occurrences
رفد
r-f-d
The root "rfd" primarily means a gift or gratuity, often given as aid or assistance. It also refers to a large drinking cup or bowl, especially one used for guests.
Root: ر-ف-د1 occurrences
رفق
r-f-q
The root رفق (rfq) signifies gentleness, kindness, and acting with ease. It describes being gentle with others, performing tasks skillfully, or proceeding moderately.
Root: ر-ف-ق5 occurrences
رفرف
r-f-r-f
Quranic root ر-ف-ر-ف
Root: ر-ف-ر-ف1 occurrences
رفت
r-f-t
The root "rft" primarily means to break, crush, or crumble something into pieces, often with one's hand.
Root: ر-ف-ت2 occurrences
رفث
r-f-t-h
The root "rfth" primarily refers to foul, unseemly, or lewd speech, especially concerning women or sexual matters.
Root: ر-ف-ث2 occurrences
رفع
r-f-ʿ
The root "رفع" (rafaʿa) primarily means to raise, elevate, or uplift something, often in contrast to lowering it.
Root: ر-ف-ع10 occurrences
رغب
r-gh-b
The root رغب (rgb) primarily conveys the idea of desire. It can mean to desire something intensely or greedily (رَغِبَ فِيهِ), or to turn away from something, not desiring it (رَغِبَ عَنْهُ).
Root: ر-غ-ب8 occurrences
رغد
r-gh-d
The root رغد (raghd) describes something plentiful, easy, and unstraitened, like an ample life or abundant sustenance. It implies a state of comfort and ease, free from hardship or fatigue.
Root: ر-غ-د3 occurrences
رغم
r-gh-m
The root RGM primarily signifies abasement or humiliation, often literally referring to one's nose cleaving to the dust.
Root: ر-غ-م1 occurrences
رهب
r-h-b
The root "rhb" relates to fear and awe. "Rahbānīyah" refers to monasticism or asceticism, often associated with Christian devotees.
Root: ر-ه-ب10 occurrences
رهن
r-h-n
The root رهن (rhn) primarily means a pledge or security for a debt. It can also refer to being held responsible or accountable for something.
Root: ر-ه-ن3 occurrences
رهق
r-h-q
The root "rhq" primarily means to come upon, reach, or draw near to something, often implying an encompassing or overtaking action.
Root: ر-ه-ق10 occurrences
رهو
r-h-w
The root "rhw" describes an intervening space or a place where water collects. It can also mean wide or spacious, referring to a well or a woman.
Root: ر-ه-و1 occurrences
رهط
r-h-ṭ
The root "rhT" refers to a small group of men, typically 3 to 10, excluding women, often one's close kinsfolk. It can also mean an enemy.
Root: ر-ه-ط3 occurrences
رجف
r-j-f
The root رجف (rjf) describes a state of violent motion, commotion, or agitation, like an earthquake or a trembling hand. It can also refer to thunder rumbling or a fever causing shivering.
Root: ر-ج-ف7 occurrences
رجج
r-j-j
The root رجج (rjj) primarily describes movement, specifically shaking, quivering, or being in a state of commotion.
Root: ر-ج-ج1 occurrences
رجل
r-j-l
The root "رجل" (rijl) primarily refers to the leg or foot of humans and animals. It can also denote a part or portion of something, like half of a roasted sheep or a pair of saddlebags.
Root: ر-ج-ل10 occurrences
رجم
r-j-m
The root رجم primarily means to throw stones, leading to meanings like stoning to death, driving away, or reviling.
Root: ر-ج-م10 occurrences
رجس
r-j-s
Rijs (رجس) refers to uncleanness, filth, or anything disliked for its impurity, including sin or actions leading to punishment. It can also mean punishment itself, doubt, or the devil's suggestion.
Root: ر-ج-س9 occurrences
رجو
r-j-w
The root "rjw" primarily means to hope for something, often implying a fear of not attaining it. It can also mean to fear, especially when used with a negative.
Root: ر-ج-و10 occurrences
رجز
r-j-z
The root "rjz" primarily describes a camel's disease. It also refers to reciting a specific poetic meter called "rajaz.
Root: ر-ج-ز9 occurrences
رجع
r-j-ʿ
The root رَجَعَ primarily means "to return" or "go back" to a place, state, or action. It can also signify repentance, retracting a statement, or taking back a gift.
Root: ر-ج-ع10 occurrences
ركب
r-k-b
The root ركب (rkb) primarily means to ride or mount something, like a beast or a ship.
Root: ر-ك-ب10 occurrences
ركد
r-k-d
The root ركد (rkd) primarily means to be still, motionless, or stationary, like water or wind. It can also describe a ship becoming still or aground, or a balance being in equilibrium.
Root: ر-ك-د1 occurrences
رخو
r-k-h-w
The root "rkhw" means to make something soft, loose, or slack. It describes relaxing a tie, easing someone's circumstances, or giving ample scope.
Root: ر-خ-و1 occurrences
ركم
r-k-m
The root R-K-M signifies things being heaped, piled up, or accumulated, one part upon another.
Root: ر-ك-م3 occurrences
ركن
r-k-n
The root ركن (rkn) primarily refers to the side or corner of a thing, especially its strongest part, like the corner of a house.
Root: ر-ك-ن4 occurrences
ركس
r-k-s
The root ركس (rks) means to turn something over, upside down, or reverse it. In the Quran, it describes God subverting or causing people to return to disbelief due to their actions.
Root: ر-ك-س2 occurrences
ركز
r-k-z
Rikāz refers to minerals or metals naturally occurring in the earth, like gold or silver extracted from mines. It can also mean buried treasure from pre-Islamic times.
Root: ر-ك-ز1 occurrences
ركع
r-k-ʿ
The root ركع primarily means to bow or bend, often due to age. It specifically refers to the bowing in prayer, where one lowers the head and back.
Root: ر-ك-ع10 occurrences
ركض
r-k-ḍ
The root ركض (rkD) primarily means to strike or move with the leg or foot, often to urge something. It can also describe running, fleeing, or a bird moving its wings.
Root: ر-ك-ض3 occurrences
رمد
r-m-d
The root رمد primarily signifies perishing or destruction, often likened to turning into ashes. It describes people, animals, or things wearing out and ceasing to exist.
Root: ر-م-د1 occurrences
رمم
r-m-m
The primary meaning of R-M-M relates to decay, crumbling, or becoming old and worn out.
Root: ر-م-م2 occurrences
رمن
r-m-n
The root رمن (rmn) primarily refers to the pomegranate fruit (رُمَّانٌ). It can also denote the white poppy or a species of hypericum.
Root: ر-م-ن3 occurrences
رمي
r-m-y
The root R-M-Y primarily means to throw or cast something, often with force or intent. It can refer to shooting an arrow, stoning, or even casting a glance.
Root: ر-م-ي7 occurrences
رمز
r-m-z
The root RMZ means to make a sign or indication, often non-verbally. This can be done with the lips, eyebrow, eye, mouth, hand, or even a low voice.
Root: ر-م-ز1 occurrences