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Quran Dictionary
Look up Quranic words — their root letters, root meanings, and every ayath where they appear.
1,671 words
أنس
ā-n-s
The root أنس (Ans) primarily refers to mankind, often contrasted with jinn. It also signifies a close, chosen friend or companion.
Root: أ-ن-س10 occurrences
أنث
ā-n-t-h
The root "Anth" describes land that is plain, soft, and fertile, producing abundant vegetation.
Root: أ-ن-ث10 occurrences
أني
ā-n-y
The root أني (Any) is cross-referenced to the root أنى (Anā). To understand its meaning, one should consult the definitions provided under the root أنى.
Root: أ-ن-ي8 occurrences
أرب
ā-r-b
The root أرب (Arb) conveys meanings of cunning, intelligence, and skill, as well as being accustomed to something.
Root: أ-ر-ب2 occurrences
أرك
ā-r-k
The root أرك (Ark) primarily describes camels feeding on Arak trees or remaining in a place. Tropically, it refers to a person staying put, persisting in an affair, or even holding back.
Root: أ-ر-ك5 occurrences
أرض
ā-r-ḍ
The root "أرض" (ArD) primarily refers to the earth, ground, or land. It can denote the planet, a country, or a piece of soil.
Root: أ-ر-ض10 occurrences
أسف
ā-s-f
The root "Asf" describes intense grief, lamenting, or regret, often due to loss. It also conveys being easily saddened and tender-hearted.
Root: أ-س-ف5 occurrences
أشر
ā-s-h-r
The root أشر (Ashr) primarily means to saw wood. It also describes a woman filing her teeth to make them serrated.
Root: أ-ش-ر2 occurrences
أسن
ā-s-n
The root أسن (Asn) describes water that has become altered for the worse, often in odor, due to standing. Unlike similar terms, it specifically implies the water is no longer drinkable.
Root: أ-س-ن1 occurrences
أسر
ā-s-r
The root أسر (Asr) primarily means to bind or capture, like tying a saddle or taking a prisoner. It can also refer to God's perfect creation of something.
Root: أ-س-ر6 occurrences
أسس
ā-s-s
The root أسس (Ass) primarily means to lay a foundation or to establish something firmly.
Root: أ-س-س2 occurrences
أسو
ā-s-w
The root أسو (Asw) primarily conveys the idea of sharing, making equal, or imitating.
Root: أ-س-و7 occurrences
أثل
ā-t-h-l
The root أثل (Athl) refers to a tall, beautiful tree. Metaphorically, it signifies honor, reputation, or ancestral respect.
Root: أ-ث-ل1 occurrences
أثم
ā-t-h-m
The root أثم (Athm) primarily means to sin or commit a crime, doing what is unlawful. It also describes God reckoning something as a sin or punishing someone for it.
Root: أ-ث-م10 occurrences
أثر
ā-t-h-r
The root أثر (Athr) refers to a trace, relic, or sign left behind, like a footprint or the remains of a house.
Root: أ-ث-ر10 occurrences
أثث
ā-t-h-t-h
The root أثث (athth) primarily refers to household goods, furniture, or possessions. It denotes things that are collected and arranged within a dwelling, making it habitable and comfortable.
Root: أ-ث-ث2 occurrences
أتي
ā-t-y
The root أتي primarily signifies coming, arriving, or bringing something. It can also denote happening, occurring, or being given.
Root: أ-ت-ي10 occurrences
أوب
ā-w-b
Awb primarily means to return, whether a person to a place or from a journey, or the sun setting. It also signifies returning to one's family at night or coming to water to drink at night.
Root: أ-و-ب10 occurrences
أود
ā-w-d
Awd primarily describes something becoming crooked or bent on its own. It also refers to the day or shadows declining, or a thing returning.
Root: أ-و-د1 occurrences
أوه
ā-w-h
The root أوه (Awh) signifies expressions of pain, grief, or lamentation, similar to "Ah!" or "Alas!" It can also convey affection, pity, or impatience.
Root: أ-و-ه2 occurrences
أول
ā-w-l
The root "Awl" primarily means to return or revert to an original state, source, or result. It can describe things decreasing, thickening (like milk or oil), or an affair reaching a certain outcome.
Root: أ-و-ل10 occurrences
أون
ā-w-n
The root أون (Awn) primarily conveys meanings of rest, ease, and tranquility. It also signifies acting gently, proceeding with moderation, and being calm or sedate.
Root: أ-و-ن8 occurrences
أوي
ā-w-y
The root أوي primarily means to betake oneself to a place for lodging, shelter, or refuge. It implies seeking protection or a dwelling, often with the sense of returning or resorting to a safe haven.
Root: أ-و-ي10 occurrences
أيد
ā-y-d
The root أيد (Ayd) signifies anything that strengthens, guards, or protects. It can refer to a fortification, a place of refuge, or even the wings of an army.
Root: أ-ي-د10 occurrences
أيم
ā-y-m
The root أيم (Aym) describes being without a spouse. For a woman, it means she has no husband, whether virgin, widowed, or divorced. For a man, it means he has no wife, often due to her death.
Root: أ-ي-م1 occurrences
أيي
ā-y-y
The primary meaning of اِسْم (ism) is a name, or that by which a thing is known. It can also refer to a quality or characteristic that distinguishes something.
Root: أ-ي-ي10 occurrences
أزف
ā-z-f
The root Azf signifies drawing near or hastening. It describes something, like a time or departure, becoming imminent. In the Quran, it refers to the Day of Resurrection drawing near.
Root: أ-ز-ف2 occurrences
أزر
ā-z-r
The root أزر (azr) primarily refers to a waist-wrapper, a non-sewn garment covering the lower body. Metaphorically, it signifies preparation, chastity, or one's wife/family.
Root: أ-ز-ر2 occurrences
أزز
ā-z-z
The root أزز (azz) primarily describes a state of agitation, excitement, or intense provocation. It can refer to a strong urging or incitement, often with a sense of disturbance or unrest.
Root: أ-ز-ز1 occurrences
أحد
ā-ḥ-d
The root AHd primarily means "one" or "first." It's often interchangeable with "wahid" but has specific uses. For God, "Ahad" means "The One, the Sole," emphasizing indivisibility.
Root: أ-ح-د10 occurrences
أصل
ā-ṣ-l
The root ASL refers to the foundational part of something, like the root of a tree or the base of a mountain. It also signifies origin, source, or lineage, as in a person's ancestry.
Root: أ-ص-ل10 occurrences
أصر
ā-ṣ-r
The root أصر (ASr) primarily refers to things that bind or tie, like a short rope for a tent or a thong. It also describes a garment used to collect dry fodder, or the dry fodder itself.
Root: أ-ص-ر3 occurrences
عبد
ʿ-b-d
The root عبد (Ebd) primarily refers to a male slave or servant. It also denotes a worshipper of God or other deities, and can simply mean a human being.
Root: ع-ب-د10 occurrences
عبقر
ʿ-b-q-r
The root عبقر (Ebqr) refers to a mythical land of Jinn, leading to the word 'عبقري' (abqariyy), meaning something exceptionally skillful, excellent, or admirable.
Root: ع-ب-ق-ر1 occurrences
عبر
ʿ-b-r
The root عبر (Ebr) primarily means to cross or pass over something, like a river or a road. This can extend to metaphorical crossings, such as dying or traveling through life.
Root: ع-ب-ر9 occurrences
عبس
ʿ-b-s
The root عبس (Ebs) primarily means to frown, contract one's face, or look sternly. It can also describe a day that is distressful or calamitous.
Root: ع-ب-س3 occurrences
عبث
ʿ-b-t-h
The root عبث (Ebth) primarily means to mix or mingle. It also describes playing, sporting, or engaging in unprofitable actions.
Root: ع-ب-ث2 occurrences
عبأ
ʿ-b-ā
The root عبأ (ʿabāʾa) primarily means to pack, prepare, or arrange things, like goods or an army. It also refers to preparing and mixing perfumes.
Root: ع-ب-أ1 occurrences
عدد
ʿ-d-d
The root ع د د primarily means to count, number, or reckon. It also conveys the idea of preparing something for a specific purpose or time, and can refer to a number or quantity itself.
Root: ع-د-د10 occurrences
عذب
ʿ-d-h-b
The root عذب (Edhb) primarily refers to motes or particles floating on water, or the green substance (طُحْلُب) found in water.
Root: ع-ذ-ب10 occurrences
عذر
ʿ-d-h-r
The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.
Root: ع-ذ-ر10 occurrences
عدس
ʿ-d-s
The root عدس (ʿ-d-s) primarily means to journey or go forth, often with intensity or difficulty. It can also describe treading heavily, working hard, or serving others.
Root: ع-د-س1 occurrences
عدو
ʿ-d-w
عَدْوٌ ,] He passed from it, namely, a thing, or an affair, to another, and left it
Root: ع-د-و10 occurrences
عفف
ʿ-f-f
The root عَفَّ (ʿaffa) primarily means to be chaste, modest, or to abstain from what is unlawful or unseemly.
Root: ع-ف-ف4 occurrences
عفر
ʿ-f-r
The root عفر (Efr) primarily describes something wicked, malignant, or cunning, often exceeding ordinary bounds.
Root: ع-ف-ر1 occurrences
عفو
ʿ-f-w
The root عفو (Efw) primarily means to efface or obliterate, like traces or dwellings. From this, it extends to forgiving sins, meaning to efface them.
Root: ع-ف-و10 occurrences
عهد
ʿ-h-d
The root عهد (Ehd) signifies a command, compact, or promise, often implying an obligation or agreement. It also refers to protection or safeguard, like a covenant of security.
Root: ع-ه-د10 occurrences
عهن
ʿ-h-n
The root عهن (Ehn) primarily means remaining or continuing, but can also mean going forth, showing contradictory senses. It describes something present, ready, or long-possessed, like property.
Root: ع-ه-ن2 occurrences
عجب
ʿ-j-b
The root عجب (ʿajaba) primarily conveys the idea of wonder or astonishment at something strange or unfamiliar. It can describe a feeling or a thing that causes wonder.
Root: ع-ج-ب10 occurrences
عجف
ʿ-j-f
The root "عجف" (Ejf) primarily describes becoming lean or emaciated, especially for animals.
Root: ع-ج-ف2 occurrences
عجل
ʿ-j-l
The root عجل (Ejl) primarily means to incite or cause someone to hasten or be quick. It can also mean to precede someone or something, or to do something hastily before its proper time.
Root: ع-ج-ل10 occurrences
عجم
ʿ-j-m
The root عجم (ʿajama) primarily means to bite or chew, especially to test hardness.
Root: ع-ج-م3 occurrences
عجز
ʿ-j-z
The root عجز primarily refers to old age and weakness, especially in women. It can also describe old wine or specific parts of a sword.
Root: ع-ج-ز10 occurrences
عكف
ʿ-k-f
The root عكف (Ekf) primarily means to cleave to something constantly, persevering, or to be intent upon it, often in a place or around an object.
Root: ع-ك-ف9 occurrences
علن
ʿ-l-n
The root عَلَنَ (ʿalana) primarily means to make something open, manifest, or public. It can refer to revealing an affair, making an event known, or even a woman confessing an act.
Root: ع-ل-ن10 occurrences
علق
ʿ-l-q
The root عَلِقَ (ʿaliqa) primarily means to hang, cling, or stick to something. It can also describe becoming attached by love, getting caught in a snare, or setting about an action.
Root: ع-ل-ق6 occurrences
علو
ʿ-l-w
The root عَلَى (ʿalā) primarily denotes superiority, both physical (e.g., "upon the roof") and abstract (e.g., "a debt is upon him").
Root: ع-ل-و10 occurrences
عمد
ʿ-m-d
The root 'Emd' primarily refers to a tent pole or a column/pillar. It can also denote a chief or leader, someone relied upon.
Root: ع-م-د7 occurrences
عمه
ʿ-m-h
The root عمه (Emh) describes being confounded, perplexed, and unable to find the right path, often wandering in error. It refers to mental confusion, unlike عَمَى (Amā), which is physical blindness.
Root: ع-م-ه7 occurrences
عمل
ʿ-m-l
The root عَمَل (Eml) refers to an intentional action or deed, often implying effort or difficulty. It's more specific than a general "act" (فِعْل) and is typically attributed to animate beings.
Root: ع-م-ل10 occurrences