Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فلح
Qur'an Occurrences
40 times across 24 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root فلح (f-l-ḥ) primarily means to cleave or split, like iron or a head. It also refers to tilling land.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-l-ḥ
Listen: أَفْلَحَ 91:9
Root letters: ف — ل — ح

Word Family Tree (7 forms)

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

Verb 27× Noun 13×

Concordance — 40 Occurrences

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

Verb (27) · Noun (13)

Verb (27 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 10:69 Verb
قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ یَفۡتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ لَا یُفۡلِحُونَ ۝٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed."
Jonah 10:77 Verb
قَالَ مُوسَىٰۤ أَتَقُولُونَ لِلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَكُمۡۖ أَسِحۡرٌ هَـٰذَا وَلَا یُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّـٰحِرُونَ ۝٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Moses said, "Do you say [thus] about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? But magicians will not succeed."
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."
The Bee 16:116 Verb
وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلۡسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلۡكَذِبَ هَـٰذَا حَلَـٰلࣱ وَهَـٰذَا حَرَامࣱ لِّتَفۡتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ یَفۡتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ لَا یُفۡلِحُونَ ۝١١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah . Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed

Derived Forms (7)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ lmufliḥuwna Noun 12×
تُفْلِحُونَ tufliḥuwna Verb 11×
يُفْلِحُ yufliḥu Verb
أَفْلَحَ ʾaaflaḥa Verb
يُفْلِحُونَ yufliḥuwna Verb
ٱلْمُفْلِحِينَ lmufliḥiyna Noun
تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ tufliḥuwā Verb