Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فقد
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root فَقَدَ (faqada) means to lose, miss, or not find something. It implies absence from perception, where the item's location is unknown.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-q-d
Listen: وَتَفَقَّدَ 27:20
Root letters: ف — ق — د

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (3)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:71 Verb
قَالُوا۟ وَأَقۡبَلُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِم مَّاذَا تَفۡقِدُونَ ۝٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"
Joseph 12:72 Verb
قَالُوا۟ نَفۡقِدُ صُوَاعَ ٱلۡمَلِكِ وَلِمَن جَاۤءَ بِهِۦ حِمۡلُ بَعِیرࣲ وَأَنَا۠ بِهِۦ زَعِیمࣱ ۝٧٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is [the reward of] a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."
The Ant, The Ants 27:20 Verb
وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّیۡرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِیَ لَاۤ أَرَى ٱلۡهُدۡهُدَ أَمۡ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَاۤىِٕبِینَ ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَتَفَقَّدَ watafaqada Verb
نَفْقِدُ nafqidu Verb
تَفْقِدُونَ tafqiduwna Verb