Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
لقي
Qur'an Occurrences
146 times across 53 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root L-Q-Y primarily signifies meeting or encountering, whether intentionally or by chance.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-q-y
Listen: فَمُلَٰقِيهِ 84:6
Root letters: ل — ق — ي

Word Family Tree (91 forms)

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

Verb 105× Noun 41×

Concordance — 146 Occurrences

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

Verb (100) · Noun (40)

Verb (100 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:80 Verb
فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰۤ أَلۡقُوا۟ مَاۤ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ ۝٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Throw down whatever you will throw."
Jonah 10:81 Verb
فَلَمَّاۤ أَلۡقَوۡا۟ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ مَا جِئۡتُم بِهِ ٱلسِّحۡرُۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَیُبۡطِلُهُۥۤ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُصۡلِحُ عَمَلَ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِینَ ۝٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when they had thrown, Moses said, "What you have brought is [only] magic. Indeed, Allah will expose its worthlessness. Indeed, Allah does not amend the work of corrupters
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]."
Joseph 12:93 Verb
ٱذۡهَبُوا۟ بِقَمِیصِی هَـٰذَا فَأَلۡقُوهُ عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِ أَبِی یَأۡتِ بَصِیرࣰا وَأۡتُونِی بِأَهۡلِكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ۝٩٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Take this, my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father; he will become seeing. And bring me your family, all together."
Joseph 12:96 Verb
فَلَمَّاۤ أَن جَاۤءَ ٱلۡبَشِیرُ أَلۡقَىٰهُ عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهِۦ فَٱرۡتَدَّ بَصِیرࣰاۖ قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ إِنِّیۤ أَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٩٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when the bearer of good tidings arrived, he cast it over his face, and he returned [once again] seeing. He said, "Did I not tell you that I know from Allah that which you do not know?"

Derived Forms (91)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لِقَآءَ liqaāʾa Noun
بِلِقَآءِ biliqaāʾi Noun
وَأَلْقَيْنَا waʾaalqaynaā Verb
أَلْقُوا۟ ʾaalquwā Verb
لِقَآءَنَا liqaāʾanaā Noun
يُلَٰقُوا۟ yulaquwā Verb
أُلْقِىَ ʾaulqiāa Verb
أَلْقَى ʾaalqaā Verb
يُلَقَّىٰهَآ yulaqaāhaā Verb
يُلْقِى yulqiā Verb