Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
لؤلؤ
Parts of Speech
Noun (6×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 6 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root لؤلؤ primarily refers to pearls, specifically large, round, and lustrous ones. It denotes precious gems found in shells, valued for their beauty and rarity.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-ʾ-l-ʾ
Listen: لُؤْلُؤًا 76:19
Root letters: ل — ؤ — ل — ؤ

Arabic pronunciation tip: the letters shown above are the 'root' letters. Arabic words are built by adding vowels and patterns around these root letters.

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

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

Noun (6)

Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)

The Pilgrimage 22:23 Noun
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُدۡخِلُ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ جَنَّـٰتࣲ تَجۡرِی مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُ یُحَلَّوۡنَ فِیهَا مِنۡ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبࣲ وَلُؤۡلُؤࣰاۖ وَلِبَاسُهُمۡ فِیهَا حَرِیرࣱ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, Allah will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearl, and their garments therein will be silk
The Angels, Originator, The Creator 35:33 Noun
جَنَّـٰتُ عَدۡنࣲ یَدۡخُلُونَهَا یُحَلَّوۡنَ فِیهَا مِنۡ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبࣲ وَلُؤۡلُؤࣰاۖ وَلِبَاسُهُمۡ فِیهَا حَرِیرࣱ ۝٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [For them are] gardens of perpetual residence which they will enter. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be silk
The Mount, The Mountain 52:24 Noun
۞ وَیَطُوفُ عَلَیۡهِمۡ غِلۡمَانࣱ لَّهُمۡ كَأَنَّهُمۡ لُؤۡلُؤࣱ مَّكۡنُونࣱ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well-protected
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:22 Noun
یَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): From both of them emerge pearl and coral
The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 56:23 Noun
كَأَمۡثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The likenesses of pearls well-protected