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ع ط و Root ʿ-ṭ-w in the Qur’an 14 occurrences in 12 verses

Occurrences
14
Verses
12
Surahs
11 of 114
Words
3

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 ط و (ʿ-ṭ-w) gives 3 words. It appears most in At-Tawbah (3), Al-Isra (2), Hud (1).

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
أَعْطَىverb8they are given, gave, they pay
عَطاءnoun5gift, bestowal, Our gift
تَعاطَىverb1he took

أَعْطَى 8 times

  • 9:29 · At-Tawbahيُعْطُوا۟ they payFight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.
  • 9:58 · At-Tawbahأُعْطُوا۟ they are givenAnd among them are some who criticize you concerning the [distribution of] charities. If they are given from them, they approve; but if they are not given from them, at once they become angry.
  • 9:58 · At-Tawbahيُعْطَوْا۟ they are givenAnd among them are some who criticize you concerning the [distribution of] charities. If they are given from them, they approve; but if they are not given from them, at once they become angry.
  • 20:50 · Ta-Haأَعْطَىٰ gaveHe said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."
  • 53:34 · An-Najmوَأَعْطَىٰ And gaveAnd gave a little and [then] refrained?
  • 92:5 · Al-Laylأَعْطَىٰ givesAs for he who gives and fears Allah
  • 93:5 · Ad-Duhaيُعْطِيكَ will give youAnd your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
  • 108:1 · Al-Kawtharأَعْطَيْنَـٰكَ We have given youIndeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.

عَطاء 5 times

  • 11:108 · Hudعَطَآءً a bestowalAnd as for those who were [destined to be] prosperous, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord should will - a bestowal uninterrupted.
  • 17:20 · Al-Israعَطَآءِ (the) giftTo each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.
  • 17:20 · Al-Israعَطَآءُ (the) giftTo each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.
  • 38:39 · Sadعَطَآؤُنَا (is) Our gift[We said], "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."
  • 78:36 · An-Nabaعَطَآءً a gift[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,

تَعاطَى 1 time

  • 54:29 · Al-Qamarفَتَعَاطَىٰ and he tookBut they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].

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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