Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فري
Qur'an Occurrences
60 times across 24 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root فري (fry) describes a lamb or its skin, or a kid's skin, being roasted until its upper parts become dried up. This term is found in Q. 3.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-r-y
Listen: ٱفْتَرَىٰ 61:7
Root letters: ف — ر — ي

Word Family Tree (21 forms)

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

Verb 51× Noun

Concordance — 60 Occurrences

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

Verb (47) · Noun (9)

Verb (47 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:17 Verb
فَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوۡ كَذَّبَ بِءَایَـٰتِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا یُفۡلِحُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ ۝١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah or denies His signs? Indeed, the criminals will not succee
Jonah 10:30 Verb
هُنَالِكَ تَبۡلُوا۟ كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ مَّاۤ أَسۡلَفَتۡۚ وَرُدُّوۤا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَوۡلَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡحَقِّۖ وَضَلَّ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ یَفۡتَرُونَ ۝٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): There, [on that Day], every soul will be put to trial for what it did previously, and they will be returned to Allah , their master, the Truth, and lost from them is whatever they used to invent
Jonah 10:37 Verb
وَمَا كَانَ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ أَن یُفۡتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن تَصۡدِیقَ ٱلَّذِی بَیۡنَ یَدَیۡهِ وَتَفۡصِیلَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ لَا رَیۡبَ فِیهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it was not [possible] for this Qur'an to be produced by other than Allah , but [it is] a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of the [former] Scripture, about which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds
Jonah 10:38 Verb
أَمۡ یَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ قُلۡ فَأۡتُوا۟ بِسُورَةࣲ مِّثۡلِهِۦ وَٱدۡعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ۝٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or do they say [about the Prophet], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah , if you should be truthful."
Jonah 10:59 Verb
قُلۡ أَرَءَیۡتُم مَّاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُم مِّن رِّزۡقࣲ فَجَعَلۡتُم مِّنۡهُ حَرَامࣰا وَحَلَـٰلࣰا قُلۡ ءَاۤللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكُمۡۖ أَمۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَفۡتَرُونَ ۝٥٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Have you seen what Allah has sent down to you of provision of which you have made [some] lawful and [some] unlawful?" Say, "Has Allah permitted you [to do so], or do you invent [something] about Allah ?"

Derived Forms (21)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَفْتَرُونَ yaftaruwna Verb 17×
ٱفْتَرَىٰ ftaraā Verb 13×
ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ftaraāhu Verb
ٱفْتَرَيْتُهُۥ ftaraytuhu Verb
مُّفْتَرًى muftaranā Noun
تَفْتَرُونَ taftaruwna Verb
يُفْتَرَىٰ yuftaraā Verb
ٱفْتِرَآءً ftiraāʾan Noun
يَفْتَرِينَهُۥ yaftariynahu Verb
أَفْتَرَىٰ ʾaaftaraā Verb