Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ترف
Parts of Speech
Noun (5×), Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
8 times across 7 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root ترف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root ترف (trf) describes someone who lives a life of ease and plenty, often leading to luxury and indulgence.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: t-r-f
Listen: مُتْرَفِينَ 56:45
Root letters: ت — ر — ف

Word Family Tree (7 forms)

All word forms derived from the root ترف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 8 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root ترف appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (5) · Verb (3)

Noun (5 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:16 Noun
وَإِذَاۤ أَرَدۡنَاۤ أَن نُّهۡلِكَ قَرۡیَةً أَمَرۡنَا مُتۡرَفِیهَا فَفَسَقُوا۟ فِیهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَیۡهَا ٱلۡقَوۡلُ فَدَمَّرۡنَـٰهَا تَدۡمِیرࣰا ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction
The Believers 23:64 Noun
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَاۤ أَخَذۡنَا مُتۡرَفِیهِم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ إِذَا هُمۡ یَجۡءَرُونَ ۝٦٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Until when We seize their affluent ones with punishment, at once they are crying [to Allah ] for help
Saba, Sheba 34:34 Noun
وَمَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِی قَرۡیَةࣲ مِّن نَّذِیرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتۡرَفُوهَاۤ إِنَّا بِمَاۤ أُرۡسِلۡتُم بِهِۦ كَـٰفِرُونَ ۝٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We did not send into a city any warner except that its affluent said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."
Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:23 Noun
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ مَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ فِی قَرۡیَةࣲ مِّن نَّذِیرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتۡرَفُوهَاۤ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَاۤ ءَابَاۤءَنَا عَلَىٰۤ أُمَّةࣲ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم مُّقۡتَدُونَ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."
The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 56:45 Noun
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوا۟ قَبۡلَ ذَ ٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِینَ ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence

Derived Forms (7)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
مُتْرَفُوهَآ mutrafuwhaā Noun
مُتْرَفِينَ mutrafiyna Noun
مُتْرَفِيهِم mutrafiyhim Noun
وَأَتْرَفْنَٰهُمْ waʾaatrafnahum Verb
أُتْرِفْتُمْ ʾautriftum Verb
مُتْرَفِيهَا mutrafiyhaā Noun
أُتْرِفُوا۟ ʾautrifuwā Verb