Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
طفق
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root طفق (Tfq) primarily means to begin or set about doing something. It implies starting an action, often continuously.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṭ-f-q
Listen: فَطَفِقَ 38:33
Root letters: ط — ف — ق

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (3)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Ta Ha 20:121 Verb
فَأَكَلَا مِنۡهَا فَبَدَتۡ لَهُمَا سَوۡءَ ٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا یَخۡصِفَانِ عَلَیۡهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۚ وَعَصَىٰۤ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوَىٰ ۝١٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred
The Letter Sad 38:33 Verb
رُدُّوهَا عَلَیَّۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسۡحَۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ ۝٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:22 Verb
فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا بِغُرُورࣲۚ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتۡ لَهُمَا سَوۡءَ ٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا یَخۡصِفَانِ عَلَیۡهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ وَنَادَىٰهُمَا رَبُّهُمَاۤ أَلَمۡ أَنۡهَكُمَا عَن تِلۡكُمَا ٱلشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَاۤ إِنَّ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوࣱّ مُّبِینࣱ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَطَفِقَا waṭafiqaā Verb
فَطَفِقَ faṭafiqa Verb