لبث
l-b-th
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root لبث across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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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
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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 1×
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
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 | 4× | |
| لَّبِثْتُمْ | labithtum | Verb | 4× | |
| يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ | yalbathuwā | Verb | 3× | |
| لَبِثُوا۟ | labithuwā | Verb | 3× | |
| فَلَبِثَ | falabitha | Verb | 2× | |
| لَبِثْنَا | labithnaā | Verb | 2× | |
| لَبِثْتُ | labithtu | Verb | 2× | |
| لَّٰبِثِينَ | labithiyna | Noun | 1× | |
| لَلَبِثَ | lalabitha | Verb | 1× | |
| تَلَبَّثُوا۟ | talabathuwā | Verb | 1× |