Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
غلق
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root غلق (glq) primarily means to close or shut. It also describes a pledge becoming a forfeit if not redeemed, or something sticking fast.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: gh-l-q
Listen: وَغَلَّقَتِ 12:23
Root letters: غ — ل — ق

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:23 Verb
وَرَ ٰوَدَتۡهُ ٱلَّتِی هُوَ فِی بَیۡتِهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلۡأَبۡوَ ٰبَ وَقَالَتۡ هَیۡتَ لَكَۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّیۤ أَحۡسَنَ مَثۡوَایَۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا یُفۡلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah . Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَغَلَّقَتِ waghalaqati Verb