Arabic Root Lexicon

48,103 entries | 1,651 roots | Lane's Lexicon | Verse-level word analysis

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1 Word اللهُ Allahu 2 Root ا ل ه a-l-h 3 Lane's Definition The One True God Al-ilah → Allah 4 Occurrences 2,851× in 86 surahs

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Select a letter to see all Arabic roots starting with it, with Lane's Lexicon definitions and Quranic occurrences.

ا 252 ب 319 ت 117 ث 91 ج 269 ح 342 خ 258 د 209 ذ 89 ر 342 ز 181 س 378 ش 267 ص 216 ض 110 ط 144 ظ 30 ع 359 غ 184 ف 316 ق 323 ك 278 ل 247 م 279 ن 417 ه 217 و 319 ي 46

Top Roots by Frequency

The most common trilateral roots in the Quran. Click any root to explore its full definition and every verse where it appears.

1
ا ل ه a-l-h
God, deity 2,851 occurrences
2
ق و ل q-w-l
to say, speak 1,722 occurrences
3
ك و ن k-w-n
to be, exist 1,358 occurrences
4
ر ب ب r-b-b
lord, sustainer 980 occurrences
5
ع ل م ʿ-l-m
to know 854 occurrences
6
ا م ن a-m-n
to believe, trust 811 occurrences
7
ا ر ض a-r-ḍ
earth, land 461 occurrences
8
ن ف س n-f-s
self, soul 298 occurrences

Verse Lexicon — Select a Surah

Choose a surah, then pick any verse to see a word-by-word breakdown with English meanings and Arabic roots.

# Arabic Surah Meaning Ayat Type
1 الفَاتِحَة al-Fatihah The Opening 7 Meccan
2 البَقَرَة al-Baqarah The Cow 286 Medinan
3 آلِ عِمْرَان al-Imran The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 200 Medinan
4 النِّسَاء an-Nisa` Women 176 Medinan
5 المَائِدَة al-Ma`idah The Table, The Table Spread 120 Medinan
6 الأَنْعَام al-An`am Cattle, Livestock 165 Meccan
7 الأَعْرَاف al-A`raf The Heights, The Elevated Places 206 Meccan
8 الأَنْفَال al-Anfal The Spoils of War 75 Medinan
9 التَّوْبَة at-Taubah Repentance 129 Medinan
10 يُونُس Yunus Jonah 109 Meccan
11 هُود Hud Hud 123 Meccan
12 يُوسُف Yusuf Joseph 111 Meccan
13 الرَّعْد ar-Ra`d The Thunder 43 Medinan
14 إِبْرَاهِيم Ibrahim Abraham 52 Meccan
15 الحِجْر al-Hijr The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 99 Meccan
16 النَّحْل an-Nahl The Bee 128 Meccan
17 الإِسْرَاء al-Isra` Children of Israel, The Israelites 111 Meccan
18 الكَهْف al-Kahf The Cave 110 Meccan
19 مَرْيَم Maryam Mary 98 Meccan
20 طٰهٰ Ta Ha Ta Ha 135 Meccan
21 الأَنْبِيَاء al-Anbiya` The Prophets 112 Meccan
22 الحَجّ al-Hajj The Pilgrimage 78 Medinan
23 المُؤْمِنُون al-Mu`minun The Believers 118 Meccan
24 النُّور an-Nur The Light 64 Medinan
25 الفُرْقَان al-Furqan The Criterion, The Standard 77 Meccan
26 الشُّعَرَاء ash-Shu`ara` The Poets 227 Meccan
27 النَّمْل an-Naml The Ant, The Ants 93 Meccan
28 القَصَص al-Qasas The Story, Stories, The Narrative 88 Meccan
29 العَنْكَبُوت al-`Ankabut The Spider 69 Meccan
30 الرُّوم ar-Rum The Romans, The Byzantines 60 Meccan
31 لُقْمَان Luqman Luqman, Lukman 34 Meccan
32 السَّجْدَة as-Sajdah The Prostration, Worship, Adoration, The Adoration 30 Meccan
33 الأَحْزَاب al-Ahzab The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces, The Allies 73 Medinan
34 سَبَأ Saba` Saba, Sheba 54 Meccan
35 فَاطِر Fatir The Angels, Originator, The Creator 45 Meccan
36 يٰس Ya Sin Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 83 Meccan
37 الصَّافَّات as-Saffat Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 182 Meccan
38 ص Sad The Letter Sad 88 Meccan
39 الزُّمَر az-Zumar The Troops, Throngs, The Companies 75 Meccan
40 غَافِر Ghafir The Forgiver, The Forgiving One 85 Meccan
41 فُصِّلَت Fussilat Explained in Detail, Revelations Well Expounded 54 Meccan
42 الشُّورىٰ ash-Shura Council, Consultation, The Counsel 53 Meccan
43 الزُّخْرُف az-Zukhruf Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 89 Meccan
44 الدُّخَان ad-Dukhan Smoke, The Evident Smoke 59 Meccan
45 الجَاثِيَة al-Jathiyah The Kneeling, Crouching 37 Meccan
46 الأَحْقَاف al-Ahqaf The Wind-curved Sandhills, The Dunes, The Sandhills 35 Meccan
47 مُحَمَّد Muhammad Muhammad 38 Medinan
48 الفَتْح al-Fath Victory, Conquest 29 Medinan
49 الحُجُرَات al-Hujurat The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments, The Chambers 18 Medinan
50 ق Qaf The Letter Qaf 45 Meccan
51 الذَّارِيَات adh-Dhariyat The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers 60 Meccan
52 الطُّور at-Tur The Mount, The Mountain 49 Meccan
53 النَّجْم an-Najm The Star 62 Meccan
54 القَمَر al-Qamar The Moon 55 Meccan
55 الرَّحْمَٰن ar-Rahman The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 78 Medinan
56 الوَاقِعَة al-Waqi`ah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 96 Meccan
57 الحَدِيد al-Hadid The Iron 29 Medinan
58 المُجَادِلَة al-Mujadilah She That Disputeth, The Pleading Woman, She Who Pleaded 22 Medinan
59 الحَشْر al-Hashr Exile, Banishment 24 Medinan
60 المُمْتَحَنَة al-Mumtahinah She That is to be Examined, Examining her, She Who is Tested 13 Medinan
61 الصَّفّ as-Saff The Ranks, Battle Array 14 Medinan
62 الجُمُعَة al-Jumu`ah The Congregation, Friday, The Day of Congregation 11 Medinan
63 المُنَافِقُون al-Munafiqun The Hypocrites 11 Medinan
64 التَّغَابُن at-Taghabun Mutual Disillusion, Haggling, The Cheating 18 Medinan
65 الطَّلَاق at-Talaq Divorce 12 Medinan
66 التَّحْرِيم at-Tahrim Banning, Prohibition 12 Medinan
67 المُلْك al-Mulk The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom 30 Meccan
68 القَلَم al-Qalam The Pen 52 Meccan
69 الحَاقَّة al-Haqqah The Reality, The Inevitable 52 Meccan
70 المَعَارِج al-Ma`arij The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders 44 Meccan
71 نُوح Nuh Noah 28 Meccan
72 الجِنّ al-Jinn The Jinn 28 Meccan
73 المُزَّمِّل al-Muzammil The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Mantled One 20 Meccan
74 المُدَّثِّر al-Mudathir The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing a Cloak, The Clothed One 56 Meccan
75 القِيَامَة al-Qiyamah The Rising of the Dead, Resurrection 40 Meccan
76 الإِنْسَان al-Insan Man 31 Medinan
77 المُرْسَلَات al-Mursalat The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth 50 Meccan
78 النَّبَأ an-Naba` The Tidings, The Announcement 40 Meccan
79 النَّازِعَات an-Nazi`at Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out 46 Meccan
80 عَبَسَ `Abasa He Frowned 42 Meccan
81 التَّكْوِير at-Takwir The Overthrowing, The Cessation 29 Meccan
82 الإِنْفِطَار al-Infitar The Cleaving, The Cleaving Asunder, Bursting Apart 19 Meccan
83 المُطَفِّفِين al-Mutaffifin Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating 36 Meccan
84 الإِنْشِقَاق al-Inshiqaq The Sundering, Splitting Open 25 Meccan
85 البُرُوج al-Buruj The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations 22 Meccan
86 الطَّارِق at-Tariq The Morning Star, The Nightcomer 17 Meccan
87 الأَعْلَىٰ al-A`la The Most High, Glory to your Lord in the Highest 19 Meccan
88 الغَاشِيَة al-Ghashiyah The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall 26 Meccan
89 الفَجْر al-Fajr The Dawn, Daybreak 30 Meccan
90 البَلَد al-Balad The City, This Countryside 20 Meccan
91 الشَّمْس ash-Shams The Sun 15 Meccan
92 اللَّيْل al-Layl The Night 21 Meccan
93 الضُّحَىٰ ad-Dhuha The Morning Hours, The Early Hours, Morning Bright 11 Meccan
94 الشَّرْح al-Inshirah Solace, Consolation, Relief, The Expansion 8 Meccan
95 التِّين at-Tin The Fig, The Figtree 8 Meccan
96 العَلَق al-`Alaq The Clot, Read 19 Meccan
97 القَدْر al-Qadr Power, Fate, The Majesty 5 Meccan
98 البَيِّنَة al-Baiyinah The Clear Proof, Evidence, The Proof 8 Medinan
99 الزَّلْزَلَة az-Zalzalah The Earthquake, The Shaking 8 Medinan
100 العَادِيَات al-`Adiyat The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters 11 Meccan
101 القَارِعَة al-Qari`ah The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity 11 Meccan
102 التَّكَاثُر at-Takathur Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Worldly Gain 8 Meccan
103 العَصْر al-`Asr The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch, Time 3 Meccan
104 الهُمَزَة al-Humazah The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer 9 Meccan
105 الفِيل al-Fil The Elephant 5 Meccan
106 قُرَيْش Quraysh Winter, Quraysh 4 Meccan
107 المَاعُون al-Ma`un Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have you Seen, The Daily Necessaries 7 Meccan
108 الكَوْثَر al-Kauthar Abundance, Plenty 3 Meccan
109 الكَافِرُون al-Kafirun The Disbelievers, Atheists, The Unbelievers 6 Meccan
110 النَّصْر an-Nasr Succour, Divine Support, The Help 3 Medinan
111 المَسَد al-Masad The Fame 5 Meccan
112 الإِخْلَاص al-Ikhlas Tauhid, Tawhid, The Unity 4 Meccan
113 الفَلَق al-Falaq The Daybreak, Dawn 5 Meccan
114 النَّاس an-Nas Mankind 6 Meccan

Semantic Field Explorer

What vocabulary does the Quran use to talk about a concept? Browse 23 semantic fields covering 1608 root words — click any field to see every root in that category.

Building & Dwelling 7 roots خزن · نزغ · طوق · أصر · نصت
Clothing & Adornment 5 roots جدل · لحم · سقف · صوف · وشي
Community & Society 41 roots بعض · دنو · أكل · قرب · عقب
Creation & Nature 474 roots كون · يوم · عذب · جعل · أخر
Faith & Belief 50 roots أمن · حسن · شرك · كثر · صدق
Guidance & Truth 79 roots أله · كذب · أخذ · ملك · سبل
Healing & Affliction 1 root مسو
Human Nature & Emotions 25 roots رضو · حزن · رجو · طمأن · بخل
Judgement & Afterlife 18 roots صرط · حشر · ثقل · لسن · وزن
Justice & Law 17 roots بين · ظلم · عدو · ضعف · حصن
Knowledge & Wisdom 258 roots أيي · أتي · أرض · سمو · رأي
Life & Death 80 roots شيأ · عمل · وقي · ضلل · موت
Light & Darkness 6 roots عرش · سرج · حفف · دسو · عسعس
Mercy & Forgiveness 18 roots غفر · مسس · زين · عفو · خزي
Movement & Travel 16 roots جيأ · سوأ · غير · فرق · سعي
Power & Authority 45 roots بغي · ليس · أحد · تحت · قمر
Purification & Cleansing 2 roots خلص · قعد
Revelation & Scripture 289 roots قول · ربب · قوم · رسل · كلل
Speech & Communication 58 roots وعد · بلغ · كلم · زيد · صدر
Struggle & Conflict 15 roots قبل · قدم · حوط · مشي · ضيق
Sustenance & Provision 18 roots دون · علو · بيع · نطف · زلزل
Time & Eternity 23 roots عند · عجل · حين · بطن · سرع
Worship & Devotion 63 roots ذكر · دعو · نبأ · نذر · سبح
48,103 entries 1,651 roots Lane's Lexicon Morphological analysis