Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
لبث
Qur'an Occurrences
31 times across 17 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root لبث (lbth) primarily means to tarry, remain, or stay in a place. It also conveys the sense of pausing, waiting, or being patient.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-b-th
Listen: يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ 79:46
Root letters: ل — ب — ث

Word Family Tree (18 forms)

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

Verb 30× Noun

Concordance — 31 Occurrences

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

Verb (26) · Noun (1)

Verb (26 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:16 Verb
قُل لَّوۡ شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوۡتُهُۥ عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَلَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكُم بِهِۦۖ فَقَدۡ لَبِثۡتُ فِیكُمۡ عُمُرࣰا مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦۤۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"
Jonah 10:45 Verb
وَیَوۡمَ یَحۡشُرُهُمۡ كَأَن لَّمۡ یَلۡبَثُوۤا۟ إِلَّا سَاعَةࣰ مِّنَ ٱلنَّهَارِ یَتَعَارَفُونَ بَیۡنَهُمۡۚ قَدۡ خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَاۤءِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهۡتَدِینَ ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guide
Hud 11:69 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ جَاۤءَتۡ رُسُلُنَاۤ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ بِٱلۡبُشۡرَىٰ قَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمࣰاۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمࣱۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَاۤءَ بِعِجۡلٍ حَنِیذࣲ ۝٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And certainly did Our messengers come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf
Joseph 12:42 Verb
وَقَالَ لِلَّذِی ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجࣲ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱذۡكُرۡنِی عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ ذِكۡرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِی ٱلسِّجۡنِ بِضۡعَ سِنِینَ ۝٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several years
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:52 Verb
یَوۡمَ یَدۡعُوكُمۡ فَتَسۡتَجِیبُونَ بِحَمۡدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا ۝٥٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."

Derived Forms (18)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لَبِثْتُمْ labithtum Verb
لَّبِثْتُمْ labithtum Verb
يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ yalbathuwā Verb
لَبِثُوا۟ labithuwā Verb
فَلَبِثَ falabitha Verb
لَبِثْنَا labithnaā Verb
لَبِثْتُ labithtu Verb
لَّٰبِثِينَ labithiyna Noun
لَلَبِثَ lalabitha Verb
تَلَبَّثُوا۟ talabathuwā Verb