طلب
ṭ-l-b
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root طلب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root طَلَبَ (ṭalaba) primarily means to seek, desire, demand, or ask for something. It can also imply pursuing or following in search of something.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ṭ-l-b
Listen:
وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُ
22:73
Root letters:
ط — ل — ب
Word Family Tree (4 forms)
All word forms derived from the root طلب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 3×
Verb 1×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root طلب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (2) · Verb (1)
Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:41
Noun
أَوۡ یُصۡبِحَ مَاۤؤُهَا غَوۡرࣰا فَلَن تَسۡتَطِیعَ لَهُۥ طَلَبࣰا ٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Or its water will become sunken [into the earth], so you would never be able to seek it."
The Pilgrimage 22:73
Noun
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلࣱ فَٱسۡتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥۤۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَن یَخۡلُقُوا۟ ذُبَابࣰا وَلَوِ ٱجۡتَمَعُوا۟ لَهُۥۖ وَإِن یَسۡلُبۡهُمُ ٱلذُّبَابُ شَیۡءࣰا لَّا یَسۡتَنقِذُوهُ مِنۡهُۚ ضَعُفَ ٱلطَّالِبُ وَٱلۡمَطۡلُوبُ ٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose. And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued
Derived Forms (4)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُ | walmaṭluwbu | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلطَّالِبُ | lṭaālibu | Noun | 1× | |
| طَلَبًا | ṭalabanā | Noun | 1× | |
| يَطْلُبُهُۥ | yaṭlubuhu | Verb | 1× |