Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فرق
Qur'an Occurrences
72 times across 30 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root فَرَقَ (faraqa) means to separate, distinguish, or divide.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-r-q
Listen: تَفَرَّقَ 98:4
Root letters: ف — ر — ق

Word Family Tree (41 forms)

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

Noun 49× Verb 23×

Concordance — 72 Occurrences

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

Noun (43) · Verb (23)

Noun (43 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:24 Noun
۞ مَثَلُ ٱلۡفَرِیقَیۡنِ كَٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡأَصَمِّ وَٱلۡبَصِیرِ وَٱلسَّمِیعِۚ هَلۡ یَسۡتَوِیَانِ مَثَلًاۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The example of the two parties is like the blind and deaf, and the seeing and hearing. Are they equal in comparison? Then, will you not remember
Joseph 12:39 Noun
یَـٰصَـٰحِبَیِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ ءَأَرۡبَابࣱ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَیۡرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ ۝٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah , the One, the Prevailing
Joseph 12:67 Noun
وَقَالَ یَـٰبَنِیَّ لَا تَدۡخُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بَابࣲ وَ ٰحِدࣲ وَٱدۡخُلُوا۟ مِنۡ أَبۡوَ ٰبࣲ مُّتَفَرِّقَةࣲۖ وَمَاۤ أُغۡنِی عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَیۡءٍۖ إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِۖ عَلَیۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُۖ وَعَلَیۡهِ فَلۡیَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ۝٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah ; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely."
The Bee 16:54 Noun
ثُمَّ إِذَا كَشَفَ ٱلضُّرَّ عَنكُمۡ إِذَا فَرِیقࣱ مِّنكُم بِرَبِّهِمۡ یُشۡرِكُونَ ۝٥٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then when He removes the adversity from you, at once a party of you associates others with their Lor
The Cave 18:78 Noun
قَالَ هَـٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَیۡنِی وَبَیۡنِكَۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأۡوِیلِ مَا لَمۡ تَسۡتَطِع عَّلَیۡهِ صَبۡرًا ۝٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Al-Khidh r] said, "This is parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience

Derived Forms (41)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَرِيقٌ fariyqun Noun 12×
فَرِيقًا fariyqanā Noun 10×
ٱلْفُرْقَانَ lfurqaāna Noun
ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ lfariyqayni Noun
وَفَرِيقًا wafariyqanā Noun
نُفَرِّقُ nufariqu Verb
فَرَّقُوا۟ faraquwā Verb
يُفَرِّقُوا۟ yufariquwā Verb
تَفَرَّقُوا۟ tafaraquwā Verb
تَفَرَّقَ tafaraqa Verb