Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
كلو
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root كلو (klw) is a variant of كَلَأَ (kalaʾa), meaning to guard, preserve, or protect. It implies watching over something carefully to ensure its safety and well-being.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: k-l-w
Listen: كِلْتَا 18:33
Root letters: ك — ل — و

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:23 Noun
۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِیَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَ ٰلِدَیۡنِ إِحۡسَـٰنًاۚ إِمَّا یَبۡلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلۡكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَاۤ أَوۡ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَاۤ أُفࣲّ وَلَا تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوۡلࣰا كَرِیمࣰا ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word
The Cave 18:33 Noun
كِلۡتَا ٱلۡجَنَّتَیۡنِ ءَاتَتۡ أُكُلَهَا وَلَمۡ تَظۡلِم مِّنۡهُ شَیۡءࣰاۚ وَفَجَّرۡنَا خِلَـٰلَهُمَا نَهَرࣰا ۝٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Each of the two gardens produced its fruit and did not fall short thereof in anything. And We caused to gush forth within them a river

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
كِلْتَا kiltaā Noun
كِلَاهُمَا kilaāhumaā Noun