Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
خيل
Parts of Speech
Noun (8×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
9 times across 9 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root خيل (khyl) primarily relates to imaging or fancying something in the mind, often implying illusion or doubt.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-y-l
Listen: خَيْلٍ 59:6
Root letters: خ — ي — ل

Word Family Tree (8 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 9 Occurrences

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

Noun (8) · Verb (1)

Noun (8 verses — showing first 5)

The Bee 16:8 Noun
وَٱلۡخَیۡلَ وَٱلۡبِغَالَ وَٱلۡحَمِیرَ لِتَرۡكَبُوهَا وَزِینَةࣰۚ وَیَخۡلُقُ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:64 Noun
وَٱسۡتَفۡزِزۡ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتَ مِنۡهُم بِصَوۡتِكَ وَأَجۡلِبۡ عَلَیۡهِم بِخَیۡلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكۡهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَمۡوَ ٰلِ وَٱلۡأَوۡلَـٰدِ وَعِدۡهُمۡۚ وَمَا یَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ۝٦٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion
Luqman, Lukman 31:18 Noun
وَلَا تُصَعِّرۡ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًاۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخۡتَالࣲ فَخُورࣲ ۝١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful
The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:14 Noun
زُیِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ ٱلشَّهَوَ ٰتِ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَاۤءِ وَٱلۡبَنِینَ وَٱلۡقَنَـٰطِیرِ ٱلۡمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلۡفِضَّةِ وَٱلۡخَیۡلِ ٱلۡمُسَوَّمَةِ وَٱلۡأَنۡعَـٰمِ وَٱلۡحَرۡثِۗ ذَ ٰلِكَ مَتَـٰعُ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۖ وَٱللَّهُ عِندَهُۥ حُسۡنُ ٱلۡمَءَابِ ۝١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return
Women 4:36 Noun
۞ وَٱعۡبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشۡرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَیۡءࣰاۖ وَبِٱلۡوَ ٰلِدَیۡنِ إِحۡسَـٰنࣰا وَبِذِی ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡیَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَـٰكِینِ وَٱلۡجَارِ ذِی ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡجَارِ ٱلۡجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلۡجَنۢبِ وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِیلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتۡ أَیۡمَـٰنُكُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخۡتَالࣰا فَخُورًا ۝٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful

Derived Forms (8)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
مُخْتَالٍ mukhtaālin Noun
خَيْلٍ khaylin Noun
يُخَيَّلُ yukhayalu Verb
بِخَيْلِكَ bikhaylika Noun
وَٱلْخَيْلَ walkhayla Noun
ٱلْخَيْلِ lkhayli Noun
مُخْتَالًا mukhtaālanā Noun
وَٱلْخَيْلِ walkhayli Noun