In the name of Allah

In the name of Allah

If you master these word lists, you need to know only 2 out of 9 in each line of the Holy Qur'an
(based on statistical average using a typical Qur'anic Mushaf containing 600 pages, with each page having 15 lines). 1. The words given in this booklet account for 82.6% (64282) of the total words (approx. 77800) of the Holy Qur'an. 2. The words listed in the first six pages occur very frequently. Some of them occur in combination with each other. They constitute a whopping 41.5% (32263) of the total words. 3. The number next to the noun (pages 7-14) or the verb (pages 15-33) shows the number of times that noun or the verb (in its various forms) has occurred in the Holy Qur'an. 4. For each verb, the past tense, the imperfect tense, the imperative, the active participle and the verbal noun are provided. It is assumed that based on this information, you can reproduce the whole verb table. Sample tables are provided at the end of this booklet. 5. For each word, the most common meanings are given. Some words may have other meanings too, depending upon their context. However, the number of such words is very small. Abbreviations mg masc. gender sg singular sb somebody fg fem. gender dl dual st something br.pl broken plural pl plural ss somebody or something

80% of Qur'anic Words (Classified word lists for easy memorization)

Compiled by

Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem (azeez1961@hotmail.com) For more details, please visit the website www.understandquran.com

In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

PREFACE All praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings of Allah be upon his Prophet, Muhammad. Allah says very explicitly in His Book, " (This is) a Book (the Qur'an) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings that they may ponder over its verses, and that men of understanding may remember [38:29]." If we don't understand the Book, how can we ponder on its verses! The Prophet of Allah, Muhammad, pbuh, said, "The best among you are those who have learnt the Qur'an and teach it (to others)" [Bukhari]. This booklet is prepared to give at least some help in fulfilling the abovementioned objectives. Please keep the following points in mind (in addition to those listed on the back cover) while studying this booklet: 1. When there are more than one distinctly different meanings of a word, a semicolon is placed between the two meanings. For similar meanings, a comma is placed between the meanings. For example: (eye; spring ) and (above, up ).

2. If the last letter of a word given in this booklet does not have a vowel
sign ( ), it indicates that any vowel sign can come on it depending upon the context in which that word is used. if occurs before the word, then Tanween ( ) is not used. At the bottom left of the page, total is provided for the number of times the words of that page have occurred in the Qur'an. The bottom right

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shows the percent of the total Qur'anic words that you have learnt so far, if you have memorized the meanings the words till that page. 4. In almost every case, the words are arranged alphabetically to make the search easy. 5. The word forms related to dual number and feminine gender are used sparingly in the Holy Qur'an. Therefore, these forms may be given less emphasis in the beginning stages. 6. A star (*) is placed next to selected verbs. All the verbal forms of such verbs are provided in detail in a separate booklet, "Some Important Verbs Used in the Holy Qur'an." 7. For almost every verb type, samples of the forms (active voice) are provided in the first line those of the forms (passive voice) in the last. 8. Just like in any language, some verbs and nouns of action are always followed by a preposition. For example, believe in: . However, in some cases, a change in preposition may change the meanings too. for example, get; get in; get at; get by, get off, get on, etc. A list of some important verbs along with changing prepositions is provided on page no. 34. Acknowledgements Many people have contributed in the compilation of this booklet. I have received significant help on different aspects of this work from my wife, Tabinda Tahseen, and from my colleagues, Dr. M.A. Mohiuddin, Mr. M. Na'eemuddin, and Mr. M. AbdulBari. May Allah reward them all. Important References
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This, that ...!

this that this that these those he who she who those who these those those who
 for  for 

No, No!!!

Whose?
his their your your my us her their your their their your
 for

Who?

mg

 (There is) no god   except Allah

 for

 M M 
future past 

mg mg mg mg

 he  them   you

mg mg mg

   

mg fg fg mg/fg mg/fg

 never, certainly not   not

 for

         

  

  you all  we  she   they   you  they
 for

mg mg/fg

 not  M not

me I
mg/fg fg fg fg


 not  M yes, indeed besides; less than

mg/fg fg fg fg

mg fg mg

fg      
  M  

M not, other than

br.pl  br.pl 

br.pl  dl

br.pl  dl

except; unless; if not for br.pl Myes



 those two  dl   you two

   dl   

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Where?
above, up under in front of back, after in front of behind right; oath left between around wherever wherever

Questions!?

Miscellaneous

When?,

 what?, that which  who?, the one who      when?, the time when   where? 

   U 

endowed with; owner of

mg


 before
fg

 
 for  for

endowed with; owner of people of; owners of people of; relatives

 after  when  when  then

past   future 



time, period; at the time of [        

 how?   
 how many?   pl  which?    pl  wherefrom?, why?    Is? Am? Are? Do? Have?   what?     why?      if not; why not  
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family, relatives, people lo!; do not?, will not? what an excellent what an evil ... evil is that which something similar similitude
than the one who; from those who

 then, thus, therefore

 nay, -- rather, but, however   near, with     nothing --- but M pl  nothing --- but  M    that..not; so as not to M 
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Prepositions +
with what; because about what in what as, just as for what; for that which out of what as to, as for if; either / or that verily; is but as if whenever

Prepositions

Prefix for verb,

Inna

 with, in, from,   about   in  as, like  for   from   towards   by (of oath)  until  on  with M  and; by (of oath)

               


has (with ); surely (with )

 verily, truly will (for near future)   that will (for future)  as if  will surely  but, however M  perhaps, may be indeed, surely  that let sb do (imperative)  if the  alone or?  possibly or 
 when some of  if everyone; all N  O!
indeed

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Some attributes (of Allah and others )

knowing, ever aware Lord; Sustainer Compassionate peace one who listens grateful mighty most forgiving All-powerful warner strong helper
one who takes care of a thing for another

 Noun of Superiority 
           

Some attributes
severe; strong high, exalted knower near big
plenty; much

Z                Z 

           

first last

fg 

fg 

most severe higher, superior better-knowing, more informed nearer bigger more; most better more entitled; more worthy nearer; more likely; lower; less more unjust better guided nearer, closer; woe

fg @  trustworthy [

[
other one who sees clearly far most forgiving protector wise forbearing praiseworthy warm (friend); boiling water

             


           

     

           

Z              

 fg ZZ fg ZZ    

quick; swift; fast merciful supreme

  fg  little noble; honorable; I generous  subtle

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Prophets and
Messenger Prophet Prophets

Allah s Signs


Last day,


 pl   

sign evidence

pl   pl   

companion, fellow

       

           

forever; ever reward term the Hereafter painful reward hellfire reward garden the Hell reckoning hour (day of resurrection)

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end torment chastisement (as a result of sin) Resurrection meeting fixed fire river woe unto day that day

Qur'an; reading, recitation

        

           

      
Satan (pl Pharaoh People of Hud (pbuh)
People of Salih (pbuh)

cattle mountain

pl   c  sea; large river

sun moon night day earth sky (pl

      c 
 
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Deen,
matter; affair

Faith,
           

Deeds,
           

Blessings,

pl    (     

one god; deity partner, associate witness

fg   pl   pl  

piety; fear; protection truth, true; right

actions, deeds, pl works good   pl  (deed) evil, bad good, better



           

favors authority; warrant

pl



           

    pl 

[ falsehood
wisdom praise religion; law; judgement poor-due, charity witness, present prayer clear, selfexpressive light

    throne   unseen, hidden  unseen  pl  book  pl    angel  covenant, treaty fg 

one
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   evil, bad, worse sin pl  sin   sin   unlawful  pl  name

discourse; speech good

   grace  water  dominion, reign  favor  [   all  permission punishment; power;  adversity   all, everybody
same; equal; level; fair party, group

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Relatives,
mother father (pl wife; husband man woman child father

Self (body parts

           

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World,
house abode world way path world

People,
           

pl       pl 

  pl   pl   pl 

 

face eye; spring sights mouths tongue; language heart breast hand foot soul

pl 
 
pl   

pl

  pl  

pl  pl   

  pl   

community people man men, people male female slave enemy disbelievers criminal


pl     pl  

           

pl   pl 
 pl 
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 dl  

descendants; c  children  son

sons brother brothers pl.

[

pl



pl  
 soul, spirit   power, strength

pl [  trial; persecution pl  town  pl  wealth   provision; enjoyment
mosque (pl place; abode

pl  pl   
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chiefs, leaders
protecting friend; guardian

  

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 I
to do to open, to give victory to raise; to resurrect to make, to place, to set up to gather, to collect to go to raise to enchant, to bewitch to act righteously to curse to profit
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to help; to deliver to reach to leave to gather; to bring together to judge; to rule to come out to live forever to create out of nothing to enter to remember to provide

   

  

          

 

     


          

                   

              

          

      

                   
                            


                           


   

   

   

  

          

 

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to prostrate to perceive to be grateful to be true; to say the truth to worship; to serve to transgress to kill; to slay to sit; to remain behind to prescribe; to write to disbelieve; to be ungrateful to plot to look; to wait

 I

to strike to carry; to bear to bear with patience to wrong to recognize to understand; to comprehend to forgive; to cover to decree; to have power; .. to lie to earn to possess

                                                      



           




          

                             


  

 

              

              

                

            


   
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to hear to be grieved to think; to consider to guard; to protect to lose to have mercy on someone to bear witness; to be present to know to work; to do to dislike; to detest to watch; to see

The last two letters of the root are same

I
M        
          

 

          

N N M    N 

to live; to greet to give back; to return to turn away; to hinder to hurt; to harm to go astray; to err; to waste to think; to believe to count to beguile to spread out; to stretch to touch to love; to wish

         

       

  

 



       

   

          

               
   



                                      


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First letter of the root is or .

I

     


Second letter of the root is or .

I
   


 
  
to leave behind to put; to set to befall to grant to find to inherit to bear a load to describe; to ascribe to promise to protect; to save to embrace; to comprehend

 
          


 

  

  



 



 




      

 


 


to repent to taste to succeed; to gain victory to say to stand up; to raise to be to die to be afraid to become nigh; to be close to to plot against to increase

  
          



    

  
      

        

          

 
   
    
   
  
  
    
   
 
 

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to recite to call; to pray to forgo to want, to seek to flow to reward to decree; to fulfil to suffice to guide; to direct to fear to be satisfied, to be content to forget

I
            
           

Anyone of the letters of the root is hamza .

to ask to read; to recite to take; to catch to eat to command
to be safe; to feel safe; to trust



I
               
           



                   


          

   

        

    

           

   

 

           

to refuse to see to come to will, to wish to be evil to come

             

                     




 

 
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v| 
 =
                                
          

Extra on nd letter of .  Extra alif in .

to declare; to apprise to send down to deliver; to rescue to turn
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uS=  v| 
  |  =
      O 
       O   I        M
 K 
        

  
to change to give good news to make clear to adorn / make st to seem fair to glorify; to praise to bring under control to pronounce ss to be true to punish; to torment to teach to send forward to accuse ss of falsehood

          O   

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I      

    Z         

to struggle; to strive to fight to call out; to cry unto to play hypocricy to migrate

         

         O    O  M       
M

       

  O  O  O  M    

  

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O 


    


           

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Extra on nd letter of  (Third person, sing., masc.)



v| 
 EJ

Extra Hamza before (Third person, sing., masc.)

to turn away; to backslide



v| 
 EJ
           

 
to see; to watch to do good; to do excellently to bring forth to make ss enter to send back; to take back to send to exceed; to be extravagant to submit; to surrender to ascribe a partner to become to become good; to make good




          

        

                                   


    
    

to drown to spread corruption to be successful to make st grow; to cause to grow to warn to send down; to reveal
to produce/ create; to make st grow

                                        


                                       

          

              
    

         

to favor; to bestow grace to spend to not recognize; to deny to destroy

         
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Extra Hamza before (Third person, sing., masc.)

to complete to love
to make lawful; to cause to dwell



v| 
 EJ
   N         M     
           

Extra Hamza before (Third person, sing., masc.)

to give life to conceal to show to enrich to throw; to cast; to place to rescue; to save; to deliver to reveal; to inspire to fulfil to believe to give
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to conceal; to speak secretly to leave in error; to send astray to prepare; to make st ready to make sb taste to intend; to wish to befall; to inflict to obey to establish; to set upright to cause someone to die

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Extra and in .  Extra and alif in .

to think over; to reflect
to receive admonition; to remember



uS= Y v}Y 
  }=  = =
     
      

Extra alif and in . Extra and in .



v}R vY| 
  = E  = E
   
      

   

 
to differ to follow to take; to adopt to be on guard; to protect to fabricate a lie
to find or to follow the right path

N  O  M  

M  M   

           

N  O  M  M  M    N  O  M  M  M             

  

     

        

to put one's trust to become clear to wait & watch for opportunity to turn away; to take for friend to make sb die; to receive in full

        

  M 

  

  

        M M    M  M     I I

      

          

 L  L 
I

         

      
     

to seek

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passive voice `

   
 

  
 

to be blessed or exalted to ask each other

   


to turn around; to return to refrain; to end

        

    

 


 

 

     

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M  
   
  L        M         N     J    M       I   
        

 Prepositions that come with the verb & may change the meanings

v R? v| } E W= n


to become black to become white

went forth; strove mentioned struck upn; overshadowed gave example abound forgave decreed; fulfilled judged killed put; laid down removed turned; caused to turn turned to turned away from

 came   brought   sought    oppressed;    was unjust repented   accepted the   repentence  came, arrived  brought   went  
took away  
went away   M
was contented  M
pleased with  M
stroke  

 

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to seek ss to hasten to ask forgiveness to act arrogantly to mock at to accept; to respond to be able to to be straight; to act straight

  

                       

                       



                   

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(  )Masculine Gender

Imperfect Tense

M 
  
Don t do ! Don t do !

Masculine Gender
Negative

M 
Imperative

  

Past Tense



       


Do !


 

Singular Dual Plural

 He will do .
They do . They will do . You do . You will do .
You do /will do .

He does .

          

He did .

  

 

  Do (you two )!
Do (you all )!

Don t (you all ) do !

    do / will do . You

   
 

 They two did . 

They all did . You did .

 


   
  
    

(it) is being done .

(it) is done .

  
passive voice

  You two did .

You all did .

Passive participle

Active participle

 
  

You all do . You all will do . I do . I will do . We do . We will do .

          

The one who is affected .

 
   

Doer .

 

Singular Dual Plural

I did .

[   
action; act of doing

[ 

Noun of action



We did .





(
 ) Feminine Gender 

Imperfect Tense    Past Tense
She did .

  
   
Don t do!

Feminine Gender
Negative

  
Imperative



 
 

Do! Do (you two )! Do (you all )!

 


Singular Dual Plural

  She does .     
 
They do .

She will do .

 


 



 

Don t do! Don t (you all ) do!

    do / will do . You
They will do . You do . You will do .
You do /will do .

They two did . They all did .

    


  


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You did .

(it) is being done .

(it) is done .

  
passive voice

You two did . You all did .

Passive participle

Active participle

 
 

You all do . You all will do .

     

     


The one who is affected .

 
 
action; act of doing

Doer .



Singular Dual Plural

 I do .
I will do . We do . We will do .

I did .

  



Noun of action



We did .