Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root لقط (lqT) refers to something picked up from the ground, often of little value, like lost property, fallen fruit, or gleanings from a harvest.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-q-ṭ
Listen: فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ 28:8
Root letters: ل — ق — ط

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Verb (2)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:10 Verb
قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ لَا تَقۡتُلُوا۟ یُوسُفَ وَأَلۡقُوهُ فِی غَیَـٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّ یَلۡتَقِطۡهُ بَعۡضُ ٱلسَّیَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَـٰعِلِینَ ۝١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Said a speaker among them, "Do not kill Joseph but throw him into the bottom of the well; some travelers will pick him up - if you would do [something]."
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:8 Verb
فَٱلۡتَقَطَهُۥۤ ءَالُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ لِیَكُونَ لَهُمۡ عَدُوࣰّا وَحَزَنًاۗ إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُوا۟ خَـٰطِءِینَ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the family of Pharaoh picked him up [out of the river] so that he would become to them an enemy and a [cause of] grief. Indeed, Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers were deliberate sinners

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ faltaqaṭahu Verb
يَلْتَقِطْهُ yaltaqiṭhu Verb