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Quran Dictionary
Look up Quranic words — their root letters, root meanings, and every ayath where they appear.
1,671 words
ختم
k-h-t-m
The root ختم (khtm) primarily refers to sealing or stamping, like with clay or wax.
Root: خ-ت-م8 occurrences
ختر
k-h-t-r
The root ختر (khtr) describes a state of inner turmoil, like a heavy or agitated soul, or a corrupt state.
Root: خ-ت-ر1 occurrences
خوف
k-h-w-f
The root خ و ف primarily means "to fear" or "be afraid." It can also mean "to know" or "to think," as seen in Quranic verses like "if a woman fears ill-treatment from her husband.
Root: خ-و-ف10 occurrences
خول
k-h-w-l
The root خول (khwl) primarily refers to a maternal uncle or aunt. It also describes an owner or manager, especially of livestock, implying good care and management.
Root: خ-و-ل6 occurrences
خون
k-h-w-n
The root "khwn" signifies unfaithfulness, treachery, or betrayal of trust, contrasting with trustworthiness (amānah).
Root: خ-و-ن10 occurrences
خور
k-h-w-r
The root خَوَّارٌ (khawwār) primarily denotes weakness, feebleness, or softness, applied to people (cowardly), spears, arrows, or land.
Root: خ-و-ر2 occurrences
خوي
k-h-w-y
The root خوي primarily signifies emptiness, hollowness, or being void.
Root: خ-و-ي5 occurrences
خوض
k-h-w-ḍ
The root خوض (khawd) primarily means to wade or pass through water. Tropically, it extends to entering into or plunging through various things, like discourse, affairs, or even false speech.
Root: خ-و-ض9 occurrences
خيب
k-h-y-b
The root خيب (khyb) signifies failure or disappointment. It describes an attempt that doesn't yield the desired result, like a fire-starter that fails to ignite.
Root: خ-ي-ب5 occurrences
خيل
k-h-y-l
The root خيل (khyl) primarily relates to imaging or fancying something in the mind, often implying illusion or doubt.
Root: خ-ي-ل9 occurrences
خيم
k-h-y-m
The root خيم (khym) primarily refers to a tent or booth, often made of branches or cloth, used for shelter. It signifies a temporary dwelling or a place of abode.
Root: خ-ي-م1 occurrences
خيط
k-h-y-ṭ
The root خيط (khyT) primarily refers to a thread or string, used for sewing.
Root: خ-ي-ط2 occurrences
خزن
k-h-z-n
The root خزن (khzn) primarily means to store, lay up, or preserve something, like property, often in a storeroom. It can also mean to conceal a secret or to withhold a gift.
Root: خ-ز-ن10 occurrences
خزي
k-h-z-y
The root خزي primarily means to be or become put to shame, disgraced, or abased. It implies humiliation, ignominy, or contempt, often as a consequence of wrongdoing or failure.
Root: خ-ز-ي10 occurrences
خضد
k-h-ḍ-d
The root خضد primarily means to break or bend something, especially wood or branches, without fully separating its parts.
Root: خ-ض-د1 occurrences
خضر
k-h-ḍ-r
The root خضر (khDr) primarily means green, verdant. However, it can also denote dark, blackish, or tawny colors, especially in horses or human complexions.
Root: خ-ض-ر8 occurrences
خضع
k-h-ḍ-ʿ
The root خضع (khDE) primarily means to be lowly, humble, or submissive, often in body. It can also describe a soft manner of speech, especially between a man and a woman.
Root: خ-ض-ع2 occurrences
خصف
k-h-ṣ-f
The root خصف (khaṣafa) means to sew, patch, or join things together, often by layering. It describes patching a shoe, or Adam and Eve covering themselves with leaves in the Quran.
Root: خ-ص-ف2 occurrences
خصم
k-h-ṣ-m
The root خَصْم (khSm) primarily refers to the side, edge, or corner of an object, like a load or a bed. It can also denote the extremity of a water-bag or the corners of a cloud.
Root: خ-ص-م10 occurrences
خصص
k-h-ṣ-ṣ
The root خَصَص primarily means to be unique, distinct, or particular to something.
Root: خ-ص-ص4 occurrences
خطب
k-h-ṭ-b
The root خُطْبَةٌ (khuṭbah) refers to a formal speech, sermon, or oration, often delivered in public. It's like an exhortation or admonition, similar to a modern-day sermon.
Root: خ-ط-ب10 occurrences
خطف
k-h-ṭ-f
The root خَطَفَ (khaṭafa) means to seize, snatch, or carry off by force or quickly. It can describe a sword striking off a head, lightning taking away sight, or a devil stealing a hearing opportunity.
Root: خ-ط-ف6 occurrences
خطو
k-h-ṭ-w
The root خ ط و (kha-ṭa-wa) means to step or walk over something or someone. It implies passing beyond or transgressing a boundary.
Root: خ-ط-و4 occurrences
خطأ
k-h-ṭ-ā
The root خ-ط-أ primarily signifies making a mistake or error, whether intentionally or unintentionally. It encompasses missing the mark, deviating from the correct path, or acting incorrectly.
Root: خ-ط-أ10 occurrences
خطط
k-h-ṭ-ṭ
The root خَطَّ (khaṭṭa) primarily means to draw a line or mark on something, to write, or to delineate. It can also refer to marking out a boundary or planning something.
Root: خ-ط-ط1 occurrences
كلب
k-l-b
The root كَلْب (klb) primarily refers to a dog, or any wounding animal of prey. It can also describe a lion or wolf.
Root: ك-ل-ب4 occurrences
كلف
k-l-f
The root كلف (klf) often implies undertaking something difficult or burdensome, either willingly or as a task.
Root: ك-ل-ف8 occurrences
كلل
k-l-l
The root K-L-L primarily signifies weariness, dullness, or becoming blunt, like a sword losing its sharpness.
Root: ك-ل-ل10 occurrences
كلم
k-l-m
The root كَلَمَ (kalam) refers to speech, words, or discourse, whether little or much, singular or plural. It encompasses spoken language, sayings, and even a grammatical sentence.
Root: ك-ل-م10 occurrences
كلو
k-l-w
The root كلو (klw) is a variant of كَلَأَ (kalaʾa), meaning to guard, preserve, or protect. It implies watching over something carefully to ensure its safety and well-being.
Root: ك-ل-و2 occurrences
كلأ
k-l-ā
The root كُلْأَةٌ (kulʾah) refers to pasturage or herbage, something that is guarded or preserved. It is related to the idea of protection and sustenance for livestock.
Root: ك-ل-أ1 occurrences
كلح
k-l-ḥ
The root كَلَحَ (kalaha) describes a person who grins, showing their teeth, often with a frowning or stern facial expression.
Root: ك-ل-ح1 occurrences
كمه
k-m-h
The root كمه (kmh) describes land that is covered or concealed, similar to how clouds obscure the sky. It refers to ground that is hidden from view, perhaps by vegetation or other features.
Root: ك-م-ه2 occurrences
كمل
k-m-l
The root كمل (kml) primarily means to be or become perfect. It can also mean complete, entire, whole, or full, though the root تمم (tmm) is more precise for these latter meanings.
Root: ك-م-ل5 occurrences
كمم
k-m-m
The root كَمَمَ primarily means to cover or conceal something, often by wrapping or enclosing it. It can refer to covering a pot, a sword in its sheath, or a woman's head.
Root: ك-م-م2 occurrences
كند
k-n-d
The root كَنُودٌ describes someone ungrateful, who denies blessings and blames God. It can also mean rebellious, niggardly, or even land that produces nothing.
Root: ك-ن-د1 occurrences
كنن
k-n-n
The root كنن primarily means to cover, conceal, or protect something, often by putting it into a shelter or hidden place.
Root: ك-ن-ن10 occurrences
كنس
k-n-s
The root كنس (kns) primarily means "to sweep" a place clean. It also describes an antelope entering its hiding place or a person entering a tent.
Root: ك-ن-س1 occurrences
كنز
k-n-z
The root كنز (knz) primarily means to bury or hoard treasure, money, or goods. It also refers to pressing or packing things tightly, like dates in a container or filling a bag or waterskin.
Root: ك-ن-ز7 occurrences
كرب
k-r-b
The root كرب (krb) primarily conveys the meaning of drawing near or approaching, as in the sun nearing setting or a girl nearing adulthood.
Root: ك-ر-ب4 occurrences
كره
k-r-h
The root كره (krh) signifies dislike, displeasure, or disapproval. It is the opposite of desire, contentment, or love.
Root: ك-ر-ه10 occurrences
كرم
k-r-m
The root كرم (krm) signifies generosity, nobility, and high esteem. It describes something as honorable, precious, or excellent, whether referring to people, animals, land, or possessions.
Root: ك-ر-م10 occurrences
كرر
k-r-r
The root كرر (krr) primarily signifies repetition, reiteration, or doing something again. It implies a return to a previous state or action, often with the sense of turning back or circling.
Root: ك-ر-ر6 occurrences
كرس
k-r-s
The root كرس (krs) primarily refers to a throne, chair, or seat. It can also metaphorically signify dominion, God's power, or knowledge.
Root: ك-ر-س2 occurrences
كسب
k-s-b
The root كسب (kasaba) primarily means to collect or gain, acquire, or earn something, like wealth.
Root: ك-س-ب10 occurrences
كسد
k-s-d
The root كَسَدَ (kasada) primarily means something became unsaleable, difficult to sell, or in little demand. It also describes a market becoming stagnant or dull.
Root: ك-س-د1 occurrences
كسف
k-s-f
The term "كاسف البال" (kāsif al-bāl) is defined by referring to the entry for "بال" (bāl). This suggests that its meaning is closely tied to or explained within the definition of "bāl" itself.
Root: ك-س-ف5 occurrences
كشف
k-s-h-f
The root كشف (kashafa) means to reveal, uncover, or disclose something. It can also imply acting openly with someone, showing clear enmity, or making war openly.
Root: ك-ش-ف10 occurrences
كشط
k-s-h-ṭ
The root كشط (kshT) means to remove, strip off, or pull off a covering from something, like a saddle from a horse or skin from a camel. It's used in the Quran to describe the sky being removed.
Root: ك-ش-ط1 occurrences
كسل
k-s-l
The root كسل (ksl) in form IV, أَكْسَلَ عَنْهَا, describes the act of penetration without ejaculation. It implies that one entered but then withdrew without releasing semen.
Root: ك-س-ل2 occurrences
كسو
k-s-w
[The كساء was evidently a simple oblong piece of cloth
Root: ك-س-و5 occurrences
كتب
k-t-b
The root كَتَبَ primarily means "to write." It also signifies "to prescribe, appoint, or ordain," especially by God, making something obligatory.
Root: ك-ت-ب10 occurrences
كثب
k-t-h-b
The root كثب primarily means to collect things together, often from a nearby place, or to pour something out. It can also describe scattering, like dust or grain, or a group of people gathering.
Root: ك-ث-ب1 occurrences
كثر
k-t-h-r
The root كثر (kthr) signifies abundance, whether in quantity, number, or frequency. It describes something as much, many, numerous, or copious.
Root: ك-ث-ر10 occurrences
كتم
k-t-m
The root كتم (ktm) primarily means to conceal or suppress something, especially a secret. It implies keeping information hidden from others.
Root: ك-ت-م10 occurrences
كوب
k-w-b
The root كُوبَةٌ (kūbah) refers to games like backgammon (نَرْد) or chess (شِطْرَنْج), especially in Yemen. It can also mean a small, slender drum or a musical instrument called بَرْبَط.
Root: ك-و-ب4 occurrences
كود
k-w-d
The root كود (kwd) primarily means "to be near to doing something." When used affirmatively, it implies the action was almost done but not completed.
Root: ك-و-د10 occurrences
كوكب
k-w-k-b
The root كوكب (kwkb) refers to a star or planet. It is related to the root ككب (kkb), which also denotes celestial bodies. The term encompasses both individual stars and planets.
Root: ك-و-ك-ب5 occurrences
كون
k-w-n
The root "kwn" primarily means "he/it was." It's an "incomplete" verb, meaning it needs a predicate to form a complete thought, like "Zeyd was standing.
Root: ك-و-ن10 occurrences
كور
k-w-r
The root كَوَّرَ (kawwara) means to wind, wrap, or fold something, like a turban. It describes the sun being wrapped in darkness or losing its light, and God causing night to cover day.
Root: ك-و-ر2 occurrences