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Quran Dictionary

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

1,671 words

حظظ

ḥ-z-h-z-h

The root حظظ primarily means to have good fortune, luck, or a portion allotted by fate.

Root: ح-ظ-ظ7 occurrences

حزن

ḥ-z-n

The root حزن (Hzn) primarily means to be or become sorrowful, sad, or grieved. It can also mean to cause someone to grieve.

Root: ح-ز-ن10 occurrences

حضر

ḥ-ḍ-r

The root حضر (HDr) primarily means to be present, to come, or to arrive, often in contrast to being absent. It can refer to a person being present at a place or event, or a time or thing arriving.

Root: ح-ض-ر10 occurrences

حضض

ḥ-ḍ-ḍ

The root HDD primarily means to incite, urge, or encourage someone to do something, often with a sense of hastening or pressing them. It implies a strong motivation or instigation towards an action.

Root: ح-ض-ض3 occurrences

حصب

ḥ-ṣ-b

The root HSB primarily means to pelt with pebbles or to spread pebbles. It also refers to throwing things into a fire or kindling a fire.

Root: ح-ص-ب5 occurrences

حصد

ḥ-ṣ-d

originally used in relation to seed-produce

Root: ح-ص-د6 occurrences

حصل

ḥ-ṣ-l

The root H-S-L primarily means to be produced, to exist, or to happen. It can also mean to be attained or to result.

Root: ح-ص-ل1 occurrences

حصن

ḥ-ṣ-n

The root HSn relates to protection and chastity. It describes preserving oneself from unlawful acts, especially for women.

Root: ح-ص-ن10 occurrences

حصر

ḥ-ṣ-r

The root H-S-R generally means to confine, restrict, or prevent. It can describe being surrounded by an enemy, detained from travel (especially pilgrimage), or suffering from physical constipation.

Root: ح-ص-ر6 occurrences

حصي

ḥ-ṣ-y

The root HSY primarily means to count or reckon, often implying a precise and comprehensive enumeration. It can also refer to knowing or comprehending something fully, as if counting its every detail.

Root: ح-ص-ي10 occurrences

حصحص

ḥ-ṣ-ḥ-ṣ

The root HSHS primarily means to become manifest, clear, or apparent after being hidden. It implies the truth or reality of something coming to light, leaving no room for doubt.

Root: ح-ص-ح-ص1 occurrences

حطب

ḥ-ṭ-b

He collected firewood in his, or their, rope

Root: ح-ط-ب2 occurrences

حطم

ḥ-ṭ-m

The root حطم (HTm) primarily means to break, especially something dry or tough, like a bone. It can also mean to crush or bruise, as a lion crushes its prey or people in a crowd.

Root: ح-ط-م6 occurrences

حطط

ḥ-ṭ-ṭ

The primary meaning of حطط (HTT) is to lower, put down, or cause something to descend. It implies a reduction in height, status, or quantity, often with the sense of unloading or diminishing.

Root: ح-ط-ط2 occurrences

صبب

ṣ-b-b

The root صبب (Sbb) primarily means to pour out or shed liquid, often in a continuous or abundant manner. It can also refer to something falling or descending rapidly, like rain or water from a height.

Root: ص-ب-ب4 occurrences

صبغ

ṣ-b-gh

The root صبغ primarily means to dye or color something, like cloth or hair, altering its appearance. It also extends to dipping or immersing things, such as hands in water or food in sauce.

Root: ص-ب-غ2 occurrences

صبو

ṣ-b-w

The root صبو (Sbw) primarily means to be youthful, ignorant, or foolish, often implying amorous dalliance. It also signifies inclining the heart towards someone or something, yearning, or longing.

Root: ص-ب-و3 occurrences

صبأ

ṣ-b-ā

The root صبأ (SbA) primarily means to grow forth, like a tooth or a star rising. It also describes departing from one religion to another, or coming forth unexpectedly upon someone.

Root: ص-ب-أ3 occurrences

صبع

ṣ-b-ʿ

The root صبع primarily refers to a finger or toe. It can metaphorically describe an "imprint" of goodness or influence, as in God's favor or a shepherd's care for his flock.

Root: ص-ب-ع2 occurrences

صبح

ṣ-b-ḥ

The root صبح (SbH) primarily refers to the morning, specifically from sunrise to noon, or even from midnight to noon. It is the opposite of evening (مساء).

Root: ص-ب-ح10 occurrences

صدد

ṣ-d-d

The root S-D-D primarily means to turn away, hinder, or obstruct. It implies blocking a path or preventing access, often with the sense of averting someone from a goal or purpose.

Root: ص-د-د10 occurrences

صدف

ṣ-d-f

The root "Sdf" primarily refers to anything high or lofty, like a wall or mountain. It also denotes the side of a mountain or the space between two mountains.

Root: ص-د-ف3 occurrences

صدر

ṣ-d-r

The root S-D-R primarily refers to the front part of something, especially the chest or breast, which can metaphorically represent the mind or inner self.

Root: ص-د-ر10 occurrences

صدي

ṣ-d-y

The root S-D-Y primarily means to turn away or avert one's face, often in disdain or disregard. It can also imply turning aside from a path or purpose.

Root: ص-د-ي2 occurrences

صدع

ṣ-d-ʿ

The root صدع (SdE) primarily means to cleave, split, or crack something, like a wall or glass. It extends to traversing a desert or journeying through the night.

Root: ص-د-ع5 occurrences

صفد

ṣ-f-d

The root "Sfd" primarily means a bond, shackle, or fetter, often used for captives. It also refers to a gift, metaphorically seen as binding the recipient. The plural is "asfād".

Root: ص-ف-د2 occurrences

صفف

ṣ-f-f

The root صَفَف primarily means to arrange things in a row or line, to set them in order, or to draw them up in ranks.

Root: ص-ف-ف10 occurrences

صفن

ṣ-f-n

The root SFN refers to a leather container, like a bag or small bucket, used by desert dwellers for provisions, tools, or even drawing water.

Root: ص-ف-ن1 occurrences

صفر

ṣ-f-r

The root Sfr relates to emptiness, hunger, and a yellowing disease. It also refers to a serpent believed to cause hunger pangs.

Root: ص-ف-ر5 occurrences

صفو

ṣ-f-w

The root صَفَا (ṣafā) primarily refers to smooth, hard stones or rocks, often large and barren. A single stone is called صَفَاةٌ (ṣafāh). The term also denotes a specific location in Mecca.

Root: ص-ف-و10 occurrences

صفح

ṣ-f-ḥ

The root صَفْح (SfH) primarily refers to the side or lateral part of something, like the side of a face or a sword's flat.

Root: ص-ف-ح7 occurrences

صفصف

ṣ-f-ṣ-f

The root صَفْصَف (ṣafṣaf) refers to a level, smooth, and barren land, devoid of vegetation, trees, or mountains. It implies a flat, empty expanse, often associated with a desert or a desolate plain.

Root: ص-ف-ص-ف1 occurrences

صغر

ṣ-gh-r

The root صغر (Sgr) primarily means to be small or little, either in size or age. It also conveys the sense of being vile, base, or ignominious, losing respect or dignity.

Root: ص-غ-ر10 occurrences

صغو

ṣ-gh-w

The root صغو (Sgw) primarily means "to incline." It describes physical inclination, like the sun setting or a person leaning.

Root: ص-غ-و2 occurrences

صهر

ṣ-h-r

The root صهر (ṣiḥr) primarily denotes relationship by marriage, like in-laws.

Root: ص-ه-ر2 occurrences

صخخ

ṣ-k-h-k-h

The root صخخ (Skhkh) primarily describes a loud, piercing sound, like a shriek or a clap of thunder. It conveys the idea of a sudden, intense noise that startles or deafens.

Root: ص-خ-خ1 occurrences

صخر

ṣ-k-h-r

The root صخر (ṣakhr) refers to rocks or large, hard masses of stone. The singular form is صخرة (ṣakhrah).

Root: ص-خ-ر3 occurrences

صكك

ṣ-k-k

The root صكك primarily means to strike or hit something hard, often producing a sound. It can also refer to striking with the palm of the hand or to a loud, clashing sound.

Root: ص-ك-ك1 occurrences

صلب

ṣ-l-b

The root صلب (Slb) primarily denotes hardness, firmness, or rigidity, applying to objects, places, and even abstract concepts like religion or running.

Root: ص-ل-ب8 occurrences

صلد

ṣ-l-d

The root صلد (Sld) describes hardness and smoothness, like a hard, barren land or a mountain resisting a digger.

Root: ص-ل-د1 occurrences

صلو

ṣ-l-w

The root صلو (Slw) primarily means to pray, supplicate, or perform the ritual prayer (ṣalāh). When God or angels "pray" for someone, it means to bless, have mercy, or magnify them.

Root: ص-ل-و10 occurrences

صلي

ṣ-l-y

The root صلي (Sly) primarily means to be exposed to fire or heat, to roast, or to burn.

Root: ص-ل-ي10 occurrences

صلح

ṣ-l-ḥ

The root صلح (SlH) means to make something good, right, or sound. It encompasses rectifying, correcting, improving, or restoring something to a proper state.

Root: ص-ل-ح10 occurrences

صلصل

ṣ-l-ṣ-l

The root SlSl primarily describes the sound of dry clay or pottery when struck, a clinking or ringing sound. It also refers to the sound of a bridle or chain, and by extension, the sound of a bell.

Root: ص-ل-ص-ل4 occurrences

صمد

ṣ-m-d

The root صمد (Smd) primarily means to direct oneself towards something, to aim for it, or to have recourse to it.

Root: ص-م-د1 occurrences

صمم

ṣ-m-m

The root صمم (Smm) primarily conveys the idea of being deaf or having a blocked ear. It also extends to meaning firmness, resolution, or being determined, as if one is deaf to distractions.

Root: ص-م-م10 occurrences

صمت

ṣ-m-t

The root صمت (Smt) primarily means to be silent or mute. It extends to describe something solid, not hollow, like a closed door or lock.

Root: ص-م-ت1 occurrences

صمع

ṣ-m-ʿ

The root صمع (SmE) primarily describes smallness or slenderness, especially in ears, joints, or plants.

Root: ص-م-ع1 occurrences

صنم

ṣ-n-m

A *ṣanam* is an idol, often a carved image of wood, metal, or stone, typically in human form, that is worshipped. It is distinguished from a *wathan*, which can be shapeless or of other forms.

Root: ص-ن-م5 occurrences

صنو

ṣ-n-w

صِنْوٌ refers to trees, especially palms, growing from a single root. Each tree is a صِنْو of the others.

Root: ص-ن-و1 occurrences

صنع

ṣ-n-ʿ

The root صنع (ṣanaʿa) means to make, craft, or manufacture something skillfully. It also refers to doing a favor or a deed, whether good or bad.

Root: ص-ن-ع10 occurrences

صرف

ṣ-r-f

The root S-R-F generally means to turn something away, back, or aside from its course, or to shift it from one state to another.

Root: ص-ر-ف10 occurrences

صرخ

ṣ-r-k-h

The root صرخ (Srkh) means to cry out or scream, often vehemently, due to fright, alarm, or affliction. It also signifies calling for aid or succour.

Root: ص-ر-خ4 occurrences

صرم

ṣ-r-m

The root صرم (Srm) primarily means to cut or sever something, like a rope or fruit from a tree. It also extends to metaphorically cutting off a relationship or friendship.

Root: ص-ر-م3 occurrences

صرر

ṣ-r-r

The root صرر (Srr) primarily means to tie or bind tightly, to gather or collect something into a bundle or purse, and to make a sound like a creak or chirp.

Root: ص-ر-ر6 occurrences

صرع

ṣ-r-ʿ

The root صرع (SrE) primarily refers to falling, especially in the context of epilepsy or a similar seizure.

Root: ص-ر-ع1 occurrences

صرح

ṣ-r-ḥ

The root صرح (SrH) signifies clarity and manifestation. It describes a camel yielding pure milk, wine becoming clear, or a day free of clouds.

Root: ص-ر-ح3 occurrences

صرصر

ṣ-r-ṣ-r

The root صرصر (SrSr) primarily describes a strong, loud, and piercing sound, often associated with wind. It conveys the idea of a violent, shrieking noise, like a whirlwind or a powerful gust.

Root: ص-ر-ص-ر3 occurrences

صرط

ṣ-r-ṭ

The root SrT refers to a road or way. It is also the name of a bridge over Hell, sharper than a sword and thinner than a hair, which people must cross to reach Paradise.

Root: ص-ر-ط10 occurrences

صوب

ṣ-w-b

The root Swb primarily means to descend or go down. It also signifies hitting a target, like an arrow, or an event befalling someone.

Root: ص-و-ب10 occurrences