Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
لون
Parts of Speech
Noun (9×)
Qur'an Occurrences
9 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root LWN relates to color. It means to become colored, variegated, or diversified in color.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-w-n
Listen: أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ 39:21
Root letters: ل — و — ن

Word Family Tree (6 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 9 Occurrences

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

Noun (7)

Noun (7 verses — showing first 5)

The Bee 16:13 Noun
وَمَا ذَرَأَ لَكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُخۡتَلِفًا أَلۡوَ ٰنُهُۥۤۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَذَّكَّرُونَ ۝١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [He has subjected] whatever He multiplied for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who remember
The Bee 16:69 Noun
ثُمَّ كُلِی مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ فَٱسۡلُكِی سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلࣰاۚ یَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابࣱ مُّخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَ ٰنُهُۥ فِیهِ شِفَاۤءࣱ لِّلنَّاسِۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَةࣰ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ ۝٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought
The Cow 2:69 Noun
قَالُوا۟ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوۡنُهَاۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ یَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةࣱ صَفۡرَاۤءُ فَاقِعࣱ لَّوۡنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّـٰظِرِینَ ۝٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.' "
The Romans, The Byzantines 30:22 Noun
وَمِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِهِۦ خَلۡقُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱخۡتِلَـٰفُ أَلۡسِنَتِكُمۡ وَأَلۡوَ ٰنِكُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّلۡعَـٰلِمِینَ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge
The Angels, Originator, The Creator 35:27 Noun
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءࣰ فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦ ثَمَرَ ٰتࣲ مُّخۡتَلِفًا أَلۡوَ ٰنُهَاۚ وَمِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ جُدَدُۢ بِیضࣱ وَحُمۡرࣱ مُّخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَ ٰنُهَا وَغَرَابِیبُ سُودࣱ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby fruits of varying colors? And in the mountains are tracts, white and red of varying shades and [some] extremely black

Derived Forms (6)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ ʾaalwanuhu Noun
أَلْوَٰنُهَا ʾaalwanuhaā Noun
وَأَلْوَٰنِكُمْ waʾaalwanikum Noun
أَلْوَٰنُهُۥٓ ʾaalwanuhu Noun
لَّوْنُهَا lawnuhaā Noun
لَوْنُهَا lawnuhaā Noun