أهل
ʾa-h-l
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أهل across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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Ahl refers to the people of a house, town, or country, and a man's family or cohabitants. It can also mean one's kinsfolk, followers, or those who share a religion or profession.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-h-l
Listen:
أَهْلِ
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Root letters:
أ — ه — ل
Word Family Tree (41 forms)
All word forms derived from the root أهل as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 127×
Concordance — 127 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root أهل appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (120)
Noun (120 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:24
Noun
إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا كَمَاۤءٍ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ فَٱخۡتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِمَّا یَأۡكُلُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلۡأَنۡعَـٰمُ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَاۤ أَخَذَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زُخۡرُفَهَا وَٱزَّیَّنَتۡ وَظَنَّ أَهۡلُهَاۤ أَنَّهُمۡ قَـٰدِرُونَ عَلَیۡهَاۤ أَتَىٰهَاۤ أَمۡرُنَا لَیۡلًا أَوۡ نَهَارࣰا فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهَا حَصِیدࣰا كَأَن لَّمۡ تَغۡنَ بِٱلۡأَمۡسِۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لِقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
The example of [this] worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb - [those] from which men and livestock eat - until, when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified and its people suppose that they have capability over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We make it as a harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus do We explain in detail the signs for a people who give thought
Hud 11:117
Noun
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِیُهۡلِكَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ بِظُلۡمࣲ وَأَهۡلُهَا مُصۡلِحُونَ ١١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And your Lord would not have destroyed the cities unjustly while their people were reformers
Hud 11:40
Noun
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ قُلۡنَا ٱحۡمِلۡ فِیهَا مِن كُلࣲّ زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ وَمَنۡ ءَامَنَۚ وَمَاۤ ءَامَنَ مَعَهُۥۤ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣱ ٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Load upon the ship of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed." But none had believed with him, except a few
Hud 11:45
Noun
وَنَادَىٰ نُوحࣱ رَّبَّهُۥ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ٱبۡنِی مِنۡ أَهۡلِی وَإِنَّ وَعۡدَكَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحۡكَمُ ٱلۡحَـٰكِمِینَ ٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And Noah called to his Lord and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!"
Hud 11:46
Noun
قَالَ یَـٰنُوحُ إِنَّهُۥ لَیۡسَ مِنۡ أَهۡلِكَۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَمَلٌ غَیۡرُ صَـٰلِحࣲۖ فَلَا تَسۡءَلۡنِ مَا لَیۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۖ إِنِّیۤ أَعِظُكَ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجَـٰهِلِینَ ٤٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [one whose] work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant."
Derived Forms (41)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَهْلِ | ʾaahli | Noun | 23× | |
| يَٰٓأَهْلَ | yaʾaahla | Noun | 13× | |
| أَهْلِهِۦ | ʾaahlihi | Noun | 8× | |
| أَهْلُ | ʾaahlu | Noun | 8× | |
| أَهْلَ | ʾaahla | Noun | 8× | |
| أَهْلَهَا | ʾaahlahaā | Noun | 6× | |
| وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ | waʾaahlahu | Noun | 5× | |
| أَهْلَهُۥ | ʾaahlahu | Noun | 4× | |
| أَهْلِهَا | ʾaahlihaā | Noun | 4× | |
| أَهْلِهَآ | ʾaahlihaā | Noun | 4× |