ع ل ن Root ʿ-l-n in the Qur’an 16 occurrences in 16 verses
- Occurrences
- 16
- Verses
- 16
- Surahs
- 12 of 114
- Words
- 2
Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ع ل ن (ʿ-l-n) gives 2 words. It appears most in Al-Baqarah (2), Ibrahim (2), An-Nahl (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
أَعْلَن 12 times
- 2:77 · Al-Baqarahيُعْلِنُونَ they declareBut do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?
- 11:5 · Hudيُعْلِنُونَ ۚ they revealUnquestionably, they the disbelievers turn away their breasts to hide themselves from Him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
- 14:38 · Ibrahimنُعْلِنُ ۗ we proclaimOur Lord, indeed You know what we conceal and what we declare, and nothing is hidden from Allah on the earth or in the heaven.
- 16:19 · An-Nahlتُعْلِنُونَ you revealAnd Allah knows what you conceal and what you declare.
- 16:23 · An-Nahlيُعْلِنُونَ ۚ they revealAssuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant.
- 27:25 · An-Namlتُعْلِنُونَ you declare[And] so they do not prostrate to Allah, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -
- 27:74 · An-Namlيُعْلِنُونَ they declareAnd indeed, your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they declare.
- 28:69 · Al-Qasasيُعْلِنُونَ they declareAnd your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they declare.
- 36:76 · Ya-Sinيُعْلِنُونَ they declareSo let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, We know what they conceal and what they declare.
- 60:1 · Al-Mumtahanahأَعْلَنتُمْ ۚ you declareO you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth, having driven out the Prophet and yourselves [only] because you believe in Allah, your Lord. If you have come out for jihad in My cause and seeking means to My approval, [take them not as friends]. You confide to them affection, but I am most knowing of what you have concealed and what you have declared. And whoever does it among you has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.
- 64:4 · At-Taghabunتُعْلِنُونَ ۚ you declareHe knows what is within the heavens and earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare. And Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
- 71:9 · Nuhأَعْلَنتُ announcedThen I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
عَلانِيَة 4 times
- 2:274 · Al-Baqarahوَعَلَانِيَةًۭ and openlyThose who spend their wealth [in Allah 's way] by night and by day, secretly and publicly - they will have their reward with their Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
- 13:22 · Ar-Ra'dوَعَلَانِيَةًۭ and publiclyAnd those who are patient, seeking the countenance of their Lord, and establish prayer and spend from what We have provided for them secretly and publicly and prevent evil with good - those will have the good consequence of [this] home -
- 14:31 · Ibrahimوَعَلَانِيَةًۭ and publicly[O Muhammad], tell My servants who have believed to establish prayer and spend from what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, before a Day comes in which there will be no exchange, nor any friendships.
- 35:29 · Fatirوَعَلَانِيَةًۭ and openlyIndeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a profit that will never perish -
How we count
Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.
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