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Quran Dictionary
Look up Quranic words — their root letters, root meanings, and every ayath where they appear.
1,671 words
عمم
ʿ-m-m
The root عَمَمَ primarily signifies encompassing, generalizing, or being common to all. It describes something that spreads widely, covers everything, or is universal.
Root: ع-م-م3 occurrences
عمق
ʿ-m-q
The root عمق (Emq) refers to the bottom or depth of a well, valley, or similar. It can also describe the distant or remote extremity of a desert.
Root: ع-م-ق1 occurrences
عمر
ʿ-m-r
The root Emr relates to life, habitation, and flourishing. It describes living long, a place becoming inhabited or prosperous, and maintaining or building something. It also refers to worshipping God.
Root: ع-م-ر10 occurrences
عمي
ʿ-m-y
The root عمي primarily means blindness, both physical and metaphorical. It refers to being unable to see or perceive, often implying a lack of guidance or understanding.
Root: ع-م-ي10 occurrences
عنب
ʿ-n-b
The root عنب (Enb) primarily refers to "grapes" (عِنَبٌ), the fruit of the grapevine. It can also tropically signify the "grape-vine" itself, as seen in the Quran.
Root: ع-ن-ب10 occurrences
عند
ʿ-n-d
The root `عند` (ʿinda) primarily functions as an adverb of place and time, meaning "at," "near," "with," or "in the presence of.
Root: ع-ن-د10 occurrences
عنكب
ʿ-n-k-b
The root عنكب (Enkb) primarily refers to the spider (عَنْكَبُوتٌ), an insect known for weaving delicate webs. The word can be masculine or feminine, and has several plural forms.
Root: ع-ن-ك-ب1 occurrences
عنق
ʿ-n-q
The root "عنق" (ʿunuq) primarily means "neck." It can refer to the physical neck, but also metaphorically to the beginning of something (like summer or age), a company of people, or chiefs/nobles.
Root: ع-ن-ق9 occurrences
عنت
ʿ-n-t
The root عنت (Ent) primarily describes falling into difficulty or hardship. It can also refer to a bone breaking after healing, or a beast becoming lame.
Root: ع-ن-ت5 occurrences
عنو
ʿ-n-w
The root عنو (ʿanaw) primarily means to be lowly, humble, or submissive, especially to truth or God. It also describes becoming a captive or being confined.
Root: ع-ن-و1 occurrences
عقب
ʿ-q-b
The root 'Eqb' primarily refers to the heel of a human foot. It extends to mean the end or last part of something, like the end of a month or the consequence of an action.
Root: ع-ق-ب10 occurrences
عقد
ʿ-q-d
The root عقد (Eqd) primarily means to tie or knot something firmly, like a rope. It extends to making contracts, oaths, or firm decisions.
Root: ع-ق-د7 occurrences
عقل
ʿ-q-l
The root عقل (Eql) primarily means to withhold or restrain. It describes binding a camel's leg, paying blood money (as camels were bound for payment), or a medicine binding the bowels.
Root: ع-ق-ل10 occurrences
عقم
ʿ-q-m
The root عقم (Eqm) primarily describes barrenness, like a womb unable to conceive or a person unable to have children.
Root: ع-ق-م4 occurrences
عقر
ʿ-q-r
The root عقر (Eqr) primarily means to wound or hamstring, especially an animal like a camel, often with a sword.
Root: ع-ق-ر8 occurrences
عرب
ʿ-r-b
The root عرب (Erb) primarily signifies clarity and distinctness in speech, particularly in Arabic. It encompasses speaking plainly, without error, and expressing meanings perspicuously.
Root: ع-ر-ب10 occurrences
عرف
ʿ-r-f
The root عرف (Erf) primarily means 'acknowledgment' or 'confession.' It also signifies 'goodness,' 'beneficence,' or 'what is deemed good/approved.
Root: ع-ر-ف10 occurrences
عرج
ʿ-r-j
The root عرج (Erj) primarily means to ascend or mount, like climbing stairs. It also describes something becoming high or elevated.
Root: ع-ر-ج9 occurrences
عرجن
ʿ-r-j-n
An `urjūn is the dry, curved base of a palm tree's fruit stalk, remaining on the tree after dates are harvested. It's likened to the old, slender moon.
Root: ع-ر-ج-ن1 occurrences
عرم
ʿ-r-m
The root عرم (ʿrm) primarily describes being ill-natured, perverse, or strong, often referring to a child's behavior.
Root: ع-ر-م1 occurrences
عرر
ʿ-r-r
The root عرر (ʿ-r-r) primarily refers to a disease affecting camels, causing their bodies to become covered in sores or scabs.
Root: ع-ر-ر2 occurrences
عرش
ʿ-r-s-h
The root 'عرش' (Ersh) primarily refers to a shaded structure, like a booth or shed, often made of natural materials.
Root: ع-ر-ش10 occurrences
عرو
ʿ-r-w
The root عرو (Erw) primarily refers to a loop or handle, something that makes another thing firm or fast, like a button-loop, a bucket handle, or a saddle loop.
Root: ع-ر-و3 occurrences
عري
ʿ-r-y
The root عري primarily means to be or become naked, bare, or unclothed. It can also refer to being devoid of something, like a place being bare of vegetation or a person being without possessions.
Root: ع-ر-ي3 occurrences
عرض
ʿ-r-ḍ
The root عَرَضَ (ErD) primarily means "to be or become broad/wide." It also signifies something appearing or becoming apparent, especially from afar, or an event befalling someone.
Root: ع-ر-ض10 occurrences
عشر
ʿ-s-h-r
The root عشر (Eshr) primarily means "ten." It's used as عَشَرَةٌ for masculine nouns and عَشْرٌ for feminine nouns.
Root: ع-ش-ر10 occurrences
عشو
ʿ-s-h-w
The root عشو (Eshw) primarily relates to eating the evening meal or pasturing animals at night. It also describes seeking guidance by firelight, or turning away from something.
Root: ع-ش-و10 occurrences
عسل
ʿ-s-l
The root عسل (Esl) primarily relates to honey: making food with it, mixing it, or extracting it. Tropically, it means to make someone beloved or to grant them a good deed before death.
Root: ع-س-ل1 occurrences
عسر
ʿ-s-r
The root عسر (Esr) primarily signifies difficulty, hardship, or intricacy in affairs.
Root: ع-س-ر10 occurrences
عسي
ʿ-s-y
The root عسي (Esy) primarily denotes hope or expectation, often with an element of difficulty or uncertainty. It can also imply a near occurrence or the act of being about to do something.
Root: ع-س-ي10 occurrences
عسعس
ʿ-s-ʿ-s
The primary meaning of عسعس (EsEs) refers to the coming on of darkness, or the beginning of light.
Root: ع-س-ع-س1 occurrences
عتب
ʿ-t-b
The root عتب (Etb) primarily means to be angry with someone, especially with the anger of a friend, or to reprove/blame them.
Root: ع-ت-ب4 occurrences
عتد
ʿ-t-d
The root عتد (Etd) refers to preparation and readiness. عَتَادٌ signifies apparatus, implements, or equipage, especially for war, like weapons and beasts.
Root: ع-ت-د10 occurrences
عثر
ʿ-t-h-r
The root عثر (Ethr) primarily means to stumble or trip, like a person or horse. It can also describe stumbling in speech or lying.
Root: ع-ث-ر2 occurrences
عثو
ʿ-t-h-w
The root عثو (ʿathaw) primarily means to act corruptly or make mischief, often to an extreme degree. It can also refer to acting wrongfully or unjustly.
Root: ع-ث-و5 occurrences
عتل
ʿ-t-l
The root عتل (Etl) refers to something strong and robust. It describes tools like a carpenter's auger, an iron implement for uprooting palm trees, or a large rod for demolishing walls.
Root: ع-ت-ل2 occurrences
عتق
ʿ-t-q
The root عتق (Etq) conveys meanings of excellence, nobility, and antiquity. It describes something that is swift, excellent, or choice, like a noble horse or a superior hawk.
Root: ع-ت-ق2 occurrences
عتو
ʿ-t-w
The root عتو (Etw) signifies behaving proudly, being immoderate, or revolting from obedience.
Root: ع-ت-و9 occurrences
عود
ʿ-w-d
The root عود (Ewd) primarily means "to return" or "to revert to a state." It can also signify "to become" or "to begin.
Root: ع-و-د10 occurrences
عوذ
ʿ-w-d-h
The root عوذ (Ewdh) means to seek protection, refuge, or preservation, often with God. It implies confiding in someone for safety.
Root: ع-و-ذ10 occurrences
عوج
ʿ-w-j
The root عوج (Ewj) primarily describes something becoming crooked or bent. It can refer to physical objects, like a stick, or abstract concepts, like an affair becoming difficult.
Root: ع-و-ج9 occurrences
عول
ʿ-w-l
The root عول (Ewl) primarily means to support a family. It also describes a balance inclining or deviating, and a judge acting wrongfully.
Root: ع-و-ل1 occurrences
عوم
ʿ-w-m
A `عَام` (ʿām) is a year, specifically a full cycle of winter and summer.
Root: ع-و-م7 occurrences
عون
ʿ-w-n
The root عون (Ewn) primarily means aid, help, or assistance. It can refer to the act of helping or to a helper/assistant, whether singular or plural, male or female.
Root: ع-و-ن10 occurrences
عوق
ʿ-w-q
The root عوق (Ewq) primarily means to hinder, prevent, or impede someone from doing something or from a desired course. It implies turning someone back or away, or retarding their progress.
Root: ع-و-ق1 occurrences
عور
ʿ-w-r
عَوَرٌ , He was, or became, blind of one eye: [or he became one-eyed
Root: ع-و-ر3 occurrences
عيب
ʿ-y-b
The root عيب (Eyb) refers to a vice, fault, defect, or blemish in a person, animal, or thing. It signifies an imperfection or something amiss. The plural forms are عُيُوبٌ and أَعْيَابٌ.
Root: ع-ي-ب1 occurrences
عيل
ʿ-y-l
The root عيل (Eyl) primarily signifies poverty and want. It also describes something being unattainable or not knowing where to seek something lost.
Root: ع-ي-ل2 occurrences
عين
ʿ-y-n
The root "عَيْنٌ" (Eyn) is a homonym with over a hundred meanings, seventeen of which appear in the Quran. Its primary meaning is "the eye," the organ of sight.
Root: ع-ي-ن10 occurrences
عير
ʿ-y-r
The root عير (Eyr) primarily refers to an ass, both wild and domestic, known for wandering. It also denotes a lord or chief.
Root: ع-ي-ر3 occurrences
عيش
ʿ-y-s-h
The root عيش (Eysh) relates to life and sustenance. مَعِيشَةٌ (ma'eeshah) means victuals, living, or the means by which one lives, including food and drink.
Root: ع-ي-ش8 occurrences
عيي
ʿ-y-y
The root عيي primarily signifies being unable, incapable, or powerless to do something. It also conveys the idea of being ignorant or unskilled in a matter, leading to failure or frustration.
Root: ع-ي-ي2 occurrences
عزب
ʿ-z-b
The root عَزَب (Ezb) primarily refers to something or someone distant, solitary, or apart. It commonly describes a man without a wife or a woman without a husband.
Root: ع-ز-ب2 occurrences
عظم
ʿ-z-h-m
The root عظم (Ezhm) primarily means "to be great in bone," then metaphorically "to be great" in general, whether physically or intellectually.
Root: ع-ظ-م10 occurrences
عزل
ʿ-z-l
The root عزل (Ezl) primarily refers to the lower spout or outlet of a leather water-bag (مَزَادَة), from which water is poured.
Root: ع-ز-ل10 occurrences
عزم
ʿ-z-m
The root عزم (Ezm) primarily means to determine, resolve, or decide upon something with firmness of heart. It can also mean to strive or exert oneself in an affair.
Root: ع-ز-م9 occurrences
عزر
ʿ-z-r
The root عزر (ʿazara) means to discipline, punish, or chastise someone to deter them from wrongdoing. It can also mean to aid, strengthen, or treat with reverence.
Root: ع-ز-ر3 occurrences
عزو
ʿ-z-w
The root عزو (Ezw) refers to a party or company of men, often those who band together for mutual defense or who assert a common lineage. It can also denote separate, dispersed groups.
Root: ع-ز-و1 occurrences
عزز
ʿ-z-z
Quranic root ع-ز-ز
Root: ع-ز-ز10 occurrences
عضد
ʿ-ḍ-d
The root عضد (EDd) primarily refers to the upper arm, from the elbow to the shoulder. Figuratively, it signifies an "aider," "assistant," or "support," and can also denote "strength.
Root: ع-ض-د2 occurrences