ألف
ʾa-l-f
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ألف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root أَلِفَ (alifa) means to become familiar with, accustomed to, or to cleave to something or someone. It also implies love or affection.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-l-f
Listen:
إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ
106:2
Root letters:
أ — ل — ف
Word Family Tree (18 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ألف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 17×
Verb 5×
Concordance — 22 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ألف appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (16) · Verb (3)
Noun (16 verses — showing first 5)
لِإِيلَافِ قُرَيْشٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
For the accustomed security of the Quraysh
إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ الشِّتَاءِ وَالصَّيْفِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and summer
The Pilgrimage 22:47
Noun
وَیَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَكَ بِٱلۡعَذَابِ وَلَن یُخۡلِفَ ٱللَّهُ وَعۡدَهُۥۚ وَإِنَّ یَوۡمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلۡفِ سَنَةࣲ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ ٤٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count
The Spider 29:14
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِیهِمۡ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمۡسِینَ عَامࣰا فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلطُّوفَانُ وَهُمۡ ظَـٰلِمُونَ ١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers
The Cow 2:243
Noun
۞ أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِینَ خَرَجُوا۟ مِن دِیَـٰرِهِمۡ وَهُمۡ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مُوتُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَحۡیَـٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضۡلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا یَشۡكُرُونَ ٢٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life. And Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people do not show gratitude
Derived Forms (18)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَلْفَ | ʾaalfa | Noun | 4× | |
| ءَالَٰفٍ | ʾaālafin | Noun | 2× | |
| إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ | ʾiilafihim | Noun | 1× | |
| لِإِيلَٰفِ | liʾiiylafi | Noun | 1× | |
| أَلْفِ | ʾaalfi | Noun | 1× | |
| أَلْفٍ | ʾaalfin | Noun | 1× | |
| يُؤَلِّفُ | yualifu | Verb | 1× | |
| كَأَلْفِ | kaʾaalfi | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱلْمُؤَلَّفَةِ | walmualafahi | Noun | 1× | |
| أَلْفَيْنِ | ʾaalfayni | Noun | 1× |