مكر
m-k-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root مكر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root مكر (mkr) primarily means to practice deceit, guile, or circumvention, often with the intent to harm clandestinely.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
m-k-r
Listen:
مَكْرًا
71:22
Root letters:
م — ك — ر
Word Family Tree (25 forms)
All word forms derived from the root مكر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 22×
Noun 21×
Concordance — 43 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root مكر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (17) · Noun (15)
Verb (17 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:21
Verb
وَإِذَاۤ أَذَقۡنَا ٱلنَّاسَ رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ضَرَّاۤءَ مَسَّتۡهُمۡ إِذَا لَهُم مَّكۡرࣱ فِیۤ ءَایَاتِنَاۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَسۡرَعُ مَكۡرًاۚ إِنَّ رُسُلَنَا یَكۡتُبُونَ مَا تَمۡكُرُونَ ٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when We give the people a taste of mercy after adversity has touched them, at once they conspire against Our verses. Say, " Allah is swifter in strategy." Indeed, Our messengers record that which you conspir
Joseph 12:102
Verb
ذَ ٰلِكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَاۤءِ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ نُوحِیهِ إِلَیۡكَۖ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَیۡهِمۡ إِذۡ أَجۡمَعُوۤا۟ أَمۡرَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ یَمۡكُرُونَ ١٠٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal, [O Muhammad], to you. And you were not with them when they put together their plan while they conspired
The Thunder 13:42
Verb
وَقَدۡ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡمَكۡرُ جَمِیعࣰاۖ یَعۡلَمُ مَا تَكۡسِبُ كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲۗ وَسَیَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡكُفَّـٰرُ لِمَنۡ عُقۡبَى ٱلدَّارِ ٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And those before them had plotted, but to Allah belongs the plan entirely. He knows what every soul earns, and the disbelievers will know for whom is the final home
Abraham 14:46
Verb
وَقَدۡ مَكَرُوا۟ مَكۡرَهُمۡ وَعِندَ ٱللَّهِ مَكۡرُهُمۡ وَإِن كَانَ مَكۡرُهُمۡ لِتَزُولَ مِنۡهُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ ٤٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they had planned their plan, but with Allah is [recorded] their plan, even if their plan had been [sufficient] to do away with the mountains
The Bee 16:127
Verb
وَٱصۡبِرۡ وَمَا صَبۡرُكَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِۚ وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وَلَا تَكُ فِی ضَیۡقࣲ مِّمَّا یَمۡكُرُونَ ١٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And be patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience is not but through Allah . And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire
Derived Forms (25)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| يَمْكُرُونَ | yamkuruwna | Verb | 6× | |
| مَكْرًا | makranā | Noun | 4× | |
| وَمَكَرُوا۟ | wamakaruwā | Verb | 3× | |
| مَكَرُوا۟ | makaruwā | Verb | 3× | |
| مَكْرُهُمْ | makruhum | Noun | 3× | |
| ٱلْمَكْرُ | lmakru | Noun | 2× | |
| مَكَرَ | makara | Verb | 2× | |
| ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ | lmakiriyna | Noun | 2× | |
| مَكْرَ | makra | Noun | 2× | |
| وَمَكْرَ | wamakra | Noun | 1× |