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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