Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عنكب
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عنكب (Enkb) primarily refers to the spider (عَنْكَبُوتٌ), an insect known for weaving delicate webs. The word can be masculine or feminine, and has several plural forms.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-n-k-b
Listen: ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ 29:41
Root letters: ع — ن — ك — ب

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Spider 29:41 Noun
مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ كَمَثَلِ ٱلۡعَنكَبُوتِ ٱتَّخَذَتۡ بَیۡتࣰاۖ وَإِنَّ أَوۡهَنَ ٱلۡبُیُوتِ لَبَیۡتُ ٱلۡعَنكَبُوتِۚ لَوۡ كَانُوا۟ یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ lʿankabuwti Noun