فوق
f-w-q
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root فوق across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "fwq" primarily means to be above, excel, or surpass. It also describes the rising of wind from the chest (hiccuping) or a gasping at death.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
f-w-q
Listen:
فَوْقَكُمْ
78:12
Root letters:
ف — و — ق
Word Family Tree (15 forms)
All word forms derived from the root فوق as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 42×
Verb 1×
Concordance — 43 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root فوق appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (40) · Verb (1)
Noun (40 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:36
Noun
وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجۡنَ فَتَیَانِۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَاۤ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰنِیۤ أَعۡصِرُ خَمۡرࣰاۖ وَقَالَ ٱلۡءَاخَرُ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰنِیۤ أَحۡمِلُ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِی خُبۡزࣰا تَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّیۡرُ مِنۡهُۖ نَبِّئۡنَا بِتَأۡوِیلِهِۦۤۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine." The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good."
Joseph 12:76
Noun
فَبَدَأَ بِأَوۡعِیَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَاۤءِ أَخِیهِ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِن وِعَاۤءِ أَخِیهِۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِیُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ لِیَأۡخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِی دِینِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ إِلَّاۤ أَن یَشَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرۡفَعُ دَرَجَـٰتࣲ مَّن نَّشَاۤءُۗ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِی عِلۡمٍ عَلِیمࣱ ٧٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing
Abraham 14:26
Noun
وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِیثَةࣲ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِیثَةٍ ٱجۡتُثَّتۡ مِن فَوۡقِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارࣲ ٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability
The Bee 16:26
Noun
قَدۡ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنۡیَـٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلسَّقۡفُ مِن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَیۡثُ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Those before them had already plotted, but Allah came at their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive
The Bee 16:50
Noun
یَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَیَفۡعَلُونَ مَا یُؤۡمَرُونَ ٥٠ ۩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded
Derived Forms (15)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| فَوْقَ | fawqa | Noun | 13× | |
| فَوْقَهُمْ | fawqahum | Noun | 6× | |
| فَوْقِهِمْ | fawqihim | Noun | 6× | |
| فَوْقَكُمْ | fawqakum | Noun | 2× | |
| فَوْقِهَا | fawqihaā | Noun | 2× | |
| فَوْقِكُمْ | fawqikum | Noun | 2× | |
| فَوْقِهِۦ | fawqihi | Noun | 2× | |
| فَوْقِ | fawqi | Noun | 2× | |
| فَوْقَكُمُ | fawqakumu | Noun | 2× | |
| فَوْقِهِنَّ | fawqihina | Noun | 1× |