أفك
ʾa-f-k
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أفك across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root أفك (Afk) primarily means to turn something away or back, often implying deceit or falsehood. It can describe being turned away from truth or good, or someone lying or causing others to lie.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-f-k
Listen:
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ
69:9
Root letters:
أ — ف — ك
Word Family Tree (16 forms)
All word forms derived from the root أفك as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 16×
Noun 14×
Concordance — 30 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root أفك appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (15) · Noun (14)
Verb (15 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:34
Verb
قُلۡ هَلۡ مِن شُرَكَاۤىِٕكُم مَّن یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ یَبۡدَؤُا۟ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیدُهُۥۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤۡفَكُونَ ٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?"
The Poets 26:45
Verb
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا یَأۡفِكُونَ ٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified
The Spider 29:61
Verb
وَلَىِٕن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ لَیَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ یُؤۡفَكُونَ ٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
If you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" they would surely say, " Allah ." Then how are they deluded
وَیَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ یُقۡسِمُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ غَیۡرَ سَاعَةࣲۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ كَانُوا۟ یُؤۡفَكُونَ ٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱذۡكُرُوا۟ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡكُمۡۚ هَلۡ مِنۡ خَـٰلِقٍ غَیۡرُ ٱللَّهِ یَرۡزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤۡفَكُونَ ٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded
Derived Forms (16)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| يُؤْفَكُونَ | yufakuwna | Verb | 6× | |
| إِفْكٌ | ʾiifkun | Noun | 4× | |
| تُؤْفَكُونَ | tufakuwna | Verb | 4× | |
| يُؤْفَكُ | yufaku | Verb | 2× | |
| أَفَّاكٍ | ʾaafaākin | Noun | 2× | |
| يَأْفِكُونَ | yaʾafikuwna | Verb | 2× | |
| وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ | walmutafikatu | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ | walmutafikaha | Noun | 1× | |
| أُفِكَ | ʾaufika | Verb | 1× | |
| إِفْكُهُمْ | ʾiifkuhum | Noun | 1× |