علو
ʿ-l-w
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root علو across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root عَلَى (ʿalā) primarily denotes superiority, both physical (e.g., "upon the roof") and abstract (e.g., "a debt is upon him").Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-l-w
Listen:
ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
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Root letters:
ع — ل — و
Word Family Tree (37 forms)
All word forms derived from the root علو as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 41×
Verb 29×
Concordance — 70 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root علو appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (41) · Verb (29)
Noun (41 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:83
Noun
فَمَاۤ ءَامَنَ لِمُوسَىٰۤ إِلَّا ذُرِّیَّةࣱ مِّن قَوۡمِهِۦ عَلَىٰ خَوۡفࣲ مِّن فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِی۟هِمۡ أَن یَفۡتِنَهُمۡۚ وَإِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ لَعَالࣲ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِینَ ٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But no one believed Moses, except [some] youths among his people, for fear of Pharaoh and his establishment that they would persecute them. And indeed, Pharaoh was haughty within the land, and indeed, he was of the transgressor
Hud 11:82
Noun
فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُنَا جَعَلۡنَا عَـٰلِیَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَیۡهَا حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن سِجِّیلࣲ مَّنضُودࣲ ٨٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were]
The Thunder 13:9
Noun
عَـٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ٱلۡكَبِیرُ ٱلۡمُتَعَالِ ٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted
فَجَعَلۡنَا عَـٰلِیَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن سِجِّیلٍ ٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay
The Bee 16:60
Noun
لِلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ مَثَلُ ٱلسَّوۡءِۖ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡمَثَلُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡحَكِیمُ ٦٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description of evil; and for Allah is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise
Derived Forms (37)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ | lʾaaʿlaā | Noun | 7× | |
| تَعَالَوْا۟ | taʿaālawā | Verb | 7× | |
| وَتَعَٰلَىٰ | wataʿalaā | Verb | 7× | |
| ٱلْعَلِىُّ | lʿaliāu | Noun | 5× | |
| عُلُوًّا | ʿuluwanā | Noun | 3× | |
| فَتَعَٰلَى | fataʿalaā | Verb | 3× | |
| عَلِيًّا | ʿaliyanā | Noun | 3× | |
| عَالِيَةٍ | ʿaāliyahin | Noun | 2× | |
| تَعَٰلَىٰ | taʿalaā | Verb | 2× | |
| ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ | lʾaaʿlawna | Noun | 2× |