Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فيل
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "fyl" primarily refers to the "fāʾil," which describes flesh or a vein in the hip/thigh area, specifically near the sacro-ischiatic foramen.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-y-l
Listen: ٱلْفِيلِ 105:1
Root letters: ف — ي — ل

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Elephant 105:1 Noun
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْفِيلِ lfiyli Noun