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Quran Dictionary

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

1,671 words

فيل

f-y-l

The root "fyl" primarily refers to the "fāʾil," which describes flesh or a vein in the hip/thigh area, specifically near the sacro-ischiatic foramen.

Root: ف-ي-ل1 occurrences

فيأ

f-y-ā

The root فَآءَ (fyA) primarily means "to return," often implying a return to a good state, obedience, or reconsideration.

Root: ف-ي-أ6 occurrences

فيض

f-y-ḍ

The root "fyD" relates to overflowing, pouring forth, or gushing out, like water or tears. It also describes abundance, such as God making good abound.

Root: ف-ي-ض8 occurrences

فظظ

f-z-h-z-h

The primary meaning of فظظ (fzhzh) refers to being coarse, rough, or rude in speech or manner.

Root: ف-ظ-ظ1 occurrences

فزز

f-z-z

The root فزز (fzz) primarily means to startle, to be startled, or to flee in alarm.

Root: ف-ز-ز3 occurrences

فزع

f-z-ʿ

The root فزع (fazaʿa) primarily means to fear or be frightened. It can also mean to seek or give aid, often in response to fear or distress.

Root: ف-ز-ع6 occurrences

فأد

f-ā-d

The root فَأَد (faʾada) primarily refers to the heart, specifically the organ itself. It can also denote the intellect or understanding, as the heart was considered the seat of these faculties.

Root: ف-أ-د10 occurrences

فأي

f-ā-y

The root فَيّ (fayy) primarily refers to the return or turning back of something, often after having departed.

Root: ف-أ-ي9 occurrences

فعل

f-ʿ-l

The root فِعْل (fiʿl) refers to a deed, action, or motion, encompassing any origination or effect produced by an agent. It's a broad term for what has become apparent due to a motive.

Root: ف-ع-ل10 occurrences

فضل

f-ḍ-l

The root فضل (fDl) primarily signifies excess, superabundance, or superiority, often implying a positive quality like grace or bounty, especially from God.

Root: ف-ض-ل10 occurrences

فضو

f-ḍ-w

The root فضو (fDw) primarily means to reach or come to a place or person, often implying openness or spaciousness.

Root: ف-ض-و1 occurrences

فضض

f-ḍ-ḍ

The root ف ض ض primarily means to break, burst, or split something open, often with a scattering or dispersing effect. It can refer to breaking a seal, a vessel, or a crowd.

Root: ف-ض-ض9 occurrences

فضح

f-ḍ-ḥ

The root فضح (f-ḍ-ḥ) primarily means to expose someone's faults or vices, disgracing them. It can also describe the moon or dawn outshining stars, making them disappear.

Root: ف-ض-ح1 occurrences

فحش

f-ḥ-s-h

The root فحش (fHsh) describes anything excessive, immoderate, or beyond proper bounds. It refers to actions or speech that are foul, evil, abominable, or unseemly.

Root: ف-ح-ش10 occurrences

فصل

f-ṣ-l

The root ف-ص-ل (fa-ṣa-la) means to separate, divide, or distinguish. It can refer to weaning a child, making a clear decision in a dispute, or a boundary separating lands.

Root: ف-ص-ل10 occurrences

فصم

f-ṣ-m

The root فصم (fṣm) means to break something without completely separating it, like cracking. It can also describe a house or tent being thrown down or demolished.

Root: ف-ص-م1 occurrences

فصح

f-ṣ-ḥ

The root فصح (fSH) primarily means clarity and distinctness. It describes things becoming clear, like urine or milk, and extends to clear speech.

Root: ف-ص-ح1 occurrences

فطر

f-ṭ-r

The root فطر (f-ṭ-r) primarily means to cleave or split.

Root: ف-ط-ر10 occurrences

غبن

gh-b-n

The root "gbn" primarily means to cheat, deceive, or defraud someone, especially in transactions, causing them loss. It can also mean to be unmindful, forgetful, or make a mistake.

Root: غ-ب-ن1 occurrences

غبر

gh-b-r

The root غبر (gbr) primarily relates to dust and a dusty color. It describes things that are dust-colored, like a wolf or the earth itself.

Root: غ-ب-ر8 occurrences

غدق

gh-d-q

The root غدق (gdq) describes abundance and amplitude. It refers to a plentiful life or a fruitful year. It can also describe a generous person, a wide-stepping runner, or a soft, tender youth.

Root: غ-د-ق1 occurrences

غدر

gh-d-r

The root غدر (gdr) primarily means to act perfidiously, unfaithfully, or treacherously, breaking a compact or neglecting its fulfillment. It is the opposite of faithfulness.

Root: غ-د-ر2 occurrences

غدو

gh-d-w

The root غدو (gdw) primarily refers to the early part of the morning, specifically the time between daybreak prayer and sunrise. It can also broadly mean morning, before or after sunrise.

Root: غ-د-و10 occurrences

غفل

gh-f-l

The root غفل (gfl) signifies being unaware, heedless, or negligent.

Root: غ-ف-ل10 occurrences

غفر

gh-f-r

The root غفر primarily means to cover or conceal. From this, it extends to God covering sins, meaning to forgive or pardon them.

Root: غ-ف-ر10 occurrences

غلب

gh-l-b

The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

Root: غ-ل-ب10 occurrences

غلف

gh-l-f

The root غلف (ghalafa) primarily means to put something into a sheath or cover, like a knife into its scabbard. It also describes applying perfume or ointment, especially to the beard.

Root: غ-ل-ف2 occurrences

غلل

gh-l-l

The root غلل primarily means to enter or penetrate, like water seeping through trees.

Root: غ-ل-ل10 occurrences

غلم

gh-l-m

The root غلم (glm) primarily refers to a young man, boy, or youth, often specifically when his mustache is beginning to grow. It can also denote a male slave or a hireling/servant.

Root: غ-ل-م10 occurrences

غلق

gh-l-q

The root غلق (glq) primarily means to close or shut. It also describes a pledge becoming a forfeit if not redeemed, or something sticking fast.

Root: غ-ل-ق1 occurrences

غلو

gh-l-w

The root غلو (ghalaw) signifies exceeding limits, being excessive, or immoderate. It applies to actions, prices, and even physical growth.

Root: غ-ل-و2 occurrences

غلي

gh-l-y

The root غلي primarily means to boil or bubble up, like water or a pot.

Root: غ-ل-ي2 occurrences

غلظ

gh-l-z-h

The root غلظ (ghalaza) describes something that is thick, coarse, or rough, whether physically or figuratively.

Root: غ-ل-ظ10 occurrences

غمم

gh-m-m

The root غمم (gmm) primarily refers to covering or concealing something, leading to meanings of distress, grief, or anxiety.

Root: غ-م-م10 occurrences

غمر

gh-m-r

The root غمر (gmr) primarily describes abundance, especially of water, signifying deep, copious, or overwhelming quantities.

Root: غ-م-ر4 occurrences

غمز

gh-m-z

The root غمز (gmz) primarily means to feel or press something, like checking an animal's fatness or pressing a limb.

Root: غ-م-ز1 occurrences

غمض

gh-m-ḍ

The root غمض (gmD) primarily means to shut or close one's eyes. This extends to metaphorical uses like ignoring something, conniving, or acting leniently in a transaction.

Root: غ-م-ض1 occurrences

غنم

gh-n-m

The root غنم (ghanim) primarily refers to "booty" or "spoils of war" acquired from non-believers, often by force. It signifies something gained easily.

Root: غ-ن-م9 occurrences

غني

gh-n-y

The root غني primarily signifies self-sufficiency and independence from others. It conveys being rich, content, and having no need. It also relates to dwelling or residing in a place.

Root: غ-ن-ي10 occurrences

غرب

gh-r-b

The root "gharb" relates to distance and the west, as in sunset. It also describes sharpness, like a sword's edge or a keen mind.

Root: غ-ر-ب10 occurrences

غرف

gh-r-f

The root غرف (grf) primarily refers to a type of tree used for tanning hides and making bows.

Root: غ-ر-ف5 occurrences

غرم

gh-r-m

The root غرم (grm) primarily means to pay or discharge an obligation, like a debt or bloodwit.

Root: غ-ر-م6 occurrences

غرق

gh-r-q

The root غرق (gharaqa) primarily means to drown or sink. It can also mean to annul good deeds, to be overwhelmed by people or beasts, or to outstrip someone.

Root: غ-ر-ق10 occurrences

غرر

gh-r-r

The root غرر (grr) primarily signifies being deceived or deluded, often by outward appearances or false hopes.

Root: غ-ر-ر10 occurrences

غرو

gh-r-w

The root غرو (grw) primarily means to glue or adhere, like skin or fat to a heart. It also describes becoming attached to something, whether out of desire or persistence, such as in anger.

Root: غ-ر-و2 occurrences

غشو

gh-s-h-w

The root غشو (gshw) primarily means to cover or conceal, like night covering the earth. It also signifies something coming upon or overwhelming, such as an event or drowsiness.

Root: غ-ش-و10 occurrences

غسل

gh-s-l

The root غسل primarily means to wash with water, removing dirt. It can also metaphorically mean to cleanse from sins or to become free from consequences.

Root: غ-س-ل4 occurrences

غسق

gh-s-q

The root غسق (gsq) primarily describes darkness, especially the intense darkness of night. It also refers to eyes shedding tears or overflowing, and wounds discharging yellow fluid.

Root: غ-س-ق4 occurrences

غثو

gh-t-h-w

The root غثو relates to accumulation and unpleasantness. It describes a valley filled with debris, lean meat, or a nauseous feeling.

Root: غ-ث-و2 occurrences

غول

gh-w-l

to the TA said of a thing,] destroyed him

Root: غ-و-ل1 occurrences

غور

gh-w-r

The root غَوْر (gwr) primarily means to enter or sink into something, especially water into the earth. It also describes the sun setting or an eye sinking.

Root: غ-و-ر4 occurrences

غوث

gh-w-t-h

The root غوث (gwth) primarily means aid or succour, especially deliverance from difficulty or distress. It can also refer to the one who provides aid.

Root: غ-و-ث4 occurrences

غوي

gh-w-y

The root غوي (gwy) primarily signifies going astray, deviating from the right path, or being misguided. It implies error, delusion, or acting foolishly, often leading to ruin or failure.

Root: غ-و-ي10 occurrences

غوص

gh-w-ṣ

The root غوص (gwS) primarily means to dive into water, often to retrieve something like pearls. Tropically, it extends to deeply understanding or eliciting hidden meanings, like diving for knowledge.

Root: غ-و-ص2 occurrences

غوط

gh-w-ṭ

The root غوط (gwT) primarily refers to a wide, depressed piece of ground or land, often with surrounding inclines. It can also denote a valley.

Root: غ-و-ط2 occurrences

غيب

gh-y-b

The root غيب (ghyb) primarily means to be absent, hidden, or concealed. It describes something out of sight or beyond perception, like the setting sun or a person who has journeyed away.

Root: غ-ي-ب10 occurrences

غير

gh-y-r

The root غَيْر (ghayr) means "other than" or "not." It is used to qualify nouns, often governing the following noun in the genitive case.

Root: غ-ي-ر10 occurrences

غيث

gh-y-t-h

The root غيث (ghayth) primarily means rain, especially beneficial rain. It can also refer to the resulting herbage or even clouds, as they are associated with rain.

Root: غ-ي-ث4 occurrences

غيظ

gh-y-z-h

The root غيظ (ghayz) signifies intense, often hidden, anger or rage, more potent than غضب (ghaḍab). It can be a deep-seated fury, sometimes affecting those powerless to act.

Root: غ-ي-ظ10 occurrences

غيض

gh-y-ḍ

The root غيض (gyD) primarily means for water to decrease, sink into the earth, or disappear. It can also describe anything diminishing, like a flow of milk or a price.

Root: غ-ي-ض2 occurrences