عقل
ʿ-q-l
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عقل across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root عقل (Eql) primarily means to withhold or restrain. It describes binding a camel's leg, paying blood money (as camels were bound for payment), or a medicine binding the bowels.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-q-l
Listen:
نَعْقِلُ
67:10
Root letters:
ع — ق — ل
Word Family Tree (5 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عقل as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 49×
Concordance — 49 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عقل appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (49)
Verb (49 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:100
Verb
وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفۡسٍ أَن تُؤۡمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَیَجۡعَلُ ٱلرِّجۡسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یَعۡقِلُونَ ١٠٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it is not for a soul to believe except by permission of Allah , and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason
Jonah 10:16
Verb
قُل لَّوۡ شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوۡتُهُۥ عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَلَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكُم بِهِۦۖ فَقَدۡ لَبِثۡتُ فِیكُمۡ عُمُرࣰا مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦۤۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"
Jonah 10:42
Verb
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن یَسۡتَمِعُونَ إِلَیۡكَۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُسۡمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ وَلَوۡ كَانُوا۟ لَا یَعۡقِلُونَ ٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason
Hud 11:51
Verb
یَـٰقَوۡمِ لَاۤ أَسۡءَلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ أَجۡرًاۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِی فَطَرَنِیۤۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O my people, I do not ask you for it any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason
Joseph 12:109
Verb
وَمَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالࣰا نُّوحِیۤ إِلَیۡهِم مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡقُرَىٰۤۗ أَفَلَمۡ یَسِیرُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَیَنظُرُوا۟ كَیۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۗ وَلَدَارُ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ خَیۡرࣱ لِّلَّذِینَ ٱتَّقَوۡا۟ۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ١٠٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We sent not before you [as messengers] except men to whom We revealed from among the people of cities. So have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? And the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah ; then will you not reason
Derived Forms (5)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| تَعْقِلُونَ | taʿqiluwna | Verb | 24× | |
| يَعْقِلُونَ | yaʿqiluwna | Verb | 22× | |
| نَعْقِلُ | naʿqilu | Verb | 1× | |
| يَعْقِلُهَآ | yaʿqiluhaā | Verb | 1× | |
| عَقَلُوهُ | ʿaqaluwhu | Verb | 1× |