ليس
l-y-s
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ليس across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "laysa" (ليس) is a verb of negation, meaning "is not." It functions like "kana" (كان), making the subject nominative and the predicate accusative.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
l-y-s
Listen:
أَلَيْسَ
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Root letters:
ل — ي — س
Word Family Tree (18 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ليس as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 89×
Concordance — 89 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ليس appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (85)
Verb (85 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:16
Verb
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلَّذِینَ لَیۡسَ لَهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ إِلَّا ٱلنَّارُۖ وَحَبِطَ مَا صَنَعُوا۟ فِیهَا وَبَـٰطِلࣱ مَّا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Those are the ones for whom there is not in the Hereafter but the Fire. And lost is what they did therein, and worthless is what they used to do
Hud 11:46
Verb
قَالَ یَـٰنُوحُ إِنَّهُۥ لَیۡسَ مِنۡ أَهۡلِكَۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَمَلٌ غَیۡرُ صَـٰلِحࣲۖ فَلَا تَسۡءَلۡنِ مَا لَیۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۖ إِنِّیۤ أَعِظُكَ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجَـٰهِلِینَ ٤٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [one whose] work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant."
Hud 11:47
Verb
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّیۤ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنۡ أَسۡءَلَكَ مَا لَیۡسَ لِی بِهِۦ عِلۡمࣱۖ وَإِلَّا تَغۡفِرۡ لِی وَتَرۡحَمۡنِیۤ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرِینَ ٤٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Noah] said, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers."
Hud 11:78
Verb
وَجَاۤءَهُۥ قَوۡمُهُۥ یُهۡرَعُونَ إِلَیۡهِ وَمِن قَبۡلُ كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِۚ قَالَ یَـٰقَوۡمِ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ بَنَاتِی هُنَّ أَطۡهَرُ لَكُمۡۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخۡزُونِ فِی ضَیۡفِیۤۖ أَلَیۡسَ مِنكُمۡ رَجُلࣱ رَّشِیدࣱ ٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And his people came hastening to him, and before [this] they had been doing evil deeds. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear Allah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a man of reason?"
Hud 11:8
Verb
وَلَىِٕنۡ أَخَّرۡنَا عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِلَىٰۤ أُمَّةࣲ مَّعۡدُودَةࣲ لَّیَقُولُنَّ مَا یَحۡبِسُهُۥۤۗ أَلَا یَوۡمَ یَأۡتِیهِمۡ لَیۡسَ مَصۡرُوفًا عَنۡهُمۡ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ یَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if We hold back from them the punishment for a limited time, they will surely say, "What detains it?" Unquestionably, on the Day it comes to them, it will not be averted from them, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule
Derived Forms (18)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| لَيْسَ | laysa | Verb | 38× | |
| أَلَيْسَ | ʾaalaysa | Verb | 13× | |
| لَّيْسَ | laysa | Verb | 9× | |
| فَلَيْسَ | falaysa | Verb | 7× | |
| وَلَيْسَ | walaysa | Verb | 5× | |
| لَّسْتَ | lasta | Verb | 2× | |
| أَوَلَيْسَ | ʾaawalaysa | Verb | 2× | |
| لَسْتَ | lasta | Verb | 2× | |
| لَيْسَتِ | laysati | Verb | 2× | |
| لَسْتُنَّ | lastuna | Verb | 1× |