Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
قري
Parts of Speech
Noun (58×)
Qur'an Occurrences
58 times across 26 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The primary meaning of QRY relates to collecting or gathering water, often in a basin or reservoir.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: q-r-y
Listen: قَرْيَةٍ 65:8
Root letters: ق — ر — ي

Word Family Tree (14 forms)

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

Noun 58×

Concordance — 58 Occurrences

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

Noun (54)

Noun (54 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:98 Noun
فَلَوۡلَا كَانَتۡ قَرۡیَةٌ ءَامَنَتۡ فَنَفَعَهَاۤ إِیمَـٰنُهَاۤ إِلَّا قَوۡمَ یُونُسَ لَمَّاۤ ءَامَنُوا۟ كَشَفۡنَا عَنۡهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡخِزۡیِ فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَمَتَّعۡنَـٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِینࣲ ۝٩٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then has there not been a [single] city that believed so its faith benefited it except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in worldly life and gave them enjoyment for a time
Hud 11:100 Noun
ذَ ٰلِكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَاۤءِ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ نَقُصُّهُۥ عَلَیۡكَۖ مِنۡهَا قَاۤىِٕمࣱ وَحَصِیدࣱ ۝١٠٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): That is from the news of the cities, which We relate to you; of them, some are [still] standing and some are [as] a harvest [mowed down]
Hud 11:102 Noun
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ أَخۡذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَاۤ أَخَذَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ وَهِیَ ظَـٰلِمَةٌۚ إِنَّ أَخۡذَهُۥۤ أَلِیمࣱ شَدِیدٌ ۝١٠٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe
Hud 11:117 Noun
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِیُهۡلِكَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ بِظُلۡمࣲ وَأَهۡلُهَا مُصۡلِحُونَ ۝١١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And your Lord would not have destroyed the cities unjustly while their people were reformers
Joseph 12:109 Noun
وَمَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالࣰا نُّوحِیۤ إِلَیۡهِم مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡقُرَىٰۤۗ أَفَلَمۡ یَسِیرُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَیَنظُرُوا۟ كَیۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۗ وَلَدَارُ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ خَیۡرࣱ لِّلَّذِینَ ٱتَّقَوۡا۟ۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ۝١٠٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We sent not before you [as messengers] except men to whom We revealed from among the people of cities. So have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? And the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah ; then will you not reason

Derived Forms (14)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
قَرْيَةٍ qaryahin Noun 19×
ٱلْقُرَىٰ lquraā Noun 10×
ٱلْقَرْيَةِ lqaryahi Noun
ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ lquraā Noun
قَرْيَةً qaryahan Noun
ٱلْقَرْيَةَ lqaryaha Noun
قُرًى quranā Noun
قَرْيَتِكُمْ qaryatikum Noun
قَرْيَتِكَ qaryatika Noun
ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ lqaryatayni Noun