ط غ ي Root ṭ-gh-y in the Qur’an 39 occurrences in 39 verses
- Occurrences
- 39
- Verses
- 39
- Surahs
- 27 of 114
- Words
- 8
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 ط غ ي (ṭ-gh-y) gives 8 words. It appears most in Ta-Ha (4), Al-Baqarah (3), An-Nisa (3).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
| Word | Type | Times | Translated as |
|---|---|---|---|
| طَغَى | verb | 12 | transgressed, transgress, he will transgress |
| طُغْيان | noun | 9 | their transgression, rebellion, transgression |
| طاغُوت | noun | 8 | false deities, evil ones, false gods |
| طاغي | noun | 6 | transgressing, transgressors |
| أَطْغَى | noun | 1 | more rebellious |
| أَطْغَيْ | verb | 1 | I made him transgress |
| طاغِيَة | noun | 1 | overpowering |
| طَغْوَى | noun | 1 | their transgression |
طَغَى 12 times
- 11:112 · Hudتَطْغَوْا۟ ۚ transgressSo remain on a right course as you have been commanded, [you] and those who have turned back with you [to Allah], and do not transgress. Indeed, He is Seeing of what you do.
- 20:24 · Ta-Haطَغَىٰ (has) transgressedGo to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed."
- 20:43 · Ta-Haطَغَىٰ (has) transgressedGo, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
- 20:45 · Ta-Haيَطْغَىٰ he will transgressThey said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
- 20:81 · Ta-Haتَطْغَوْا۟ transgress[Saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you and do not transgress [or oppress others] therein, lest My anger should descend upon you. And he upon whom My anger descends has certainly fallen."
- 53:17 · An-Najmطَغَىٰ it transgressedThe sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
- 55:8 · Ar-Rahmanتَطْغَوْا۟ you may transgressThat you not transgress within the balance.
- 69:11 · Al-Haqqahطَغَا overflowedIndeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
- 79:17 · An-Nazi'atطَغَىٰ (has) transgressed"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
- 79:37 · An-Nazi'atطَغَىٰ transgressedSo as for he who transgressed
- 89:11 · Al-Fajrطَغَوْا۟ transgressed[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
- 96:6 · Al-'Alaqلَيَطْغَىٰٓ surely transgressesNo! [But] indeed, man transgresses
طُغْيان 9 times
- 2:15 · Al-Baqarahطُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgression[But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.
- 5:64 · Al-Ma'idahطُغْيَـٰنًۭا (in) rebellionAnd the Jews say, "The hand of Allah is chained." Chained are their hands, and cursed are they for what they say. Rather, both His hands are extended; He spends however He wills. And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. And We have cast among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war [against you], Allah extinguished it. And they strive throughout the land [causing] corruption, and Allah does not like corrupters.
- 5:68 · Al-Ma'idahطُغْيَـٰنًۭا (in) rebellionSay, "O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to you from your Lord." And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. So do not grieve over the disbelieving people.
- 6:110 · Al-An'amطُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgressionAnd We will turn away their hearts and their eyes just as they refused to believe in it the first time. And We will leave them in their transgression, wandering blindly.
- 7:186 · Al-A'rafطُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgressionWhoever Allah sends astray - there is no guide for him. And He leaves them in their transgression, wandering blindly.
- 10:11 · Yunusطُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgressionAnd if Allah was to hasten for the people the evil [they invoke] as He hastens for them the good, their term would have been ended for them. But We leave the ones who do not expect the meeting with Us, in their transgression, wandering blindly
- 17:60 · Al-Israطُغْيَـٰنًۭا (in) transgressionAnd [remember, O Muhammad], when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur'an. And We threaten them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.
- 18:80 · Al-Kahfطُغْيَـٰنًۭا (by) transgressionAnd as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.
- 23:75 · Al-Mu'minunطُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgressionAnd even if We gave them mercy and removed what was upon them of affliction, they would persist in their transgression, wandering blindly.
طاغُوت 8 times
- 2:256 · Al-Baqarahبِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ in false deitiesThere shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
- 2:257 · Al-Baqarahٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ (are) the evil onesAllah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.
- 4:51 · An-Nisaوَٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ and the false deitiesHave you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, who believe in superstition and false objects of worship and say about the disbelievers, "These are better guided than the believers as to the way"?
- 4:60 · An-Nisaٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ the false deitiesHave you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while they were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them far astray.
- 4:76 · An-Nisaٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ (of) the false deitiesThose who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of Taghut. So fight against the allies of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.
- 5:60 · Al-Ma'idahٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ the false deitiesSay, "Shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that as penalty from Allah? [It is that of] those whom Allah has cursed and with whom He became angry and made of them apes and pigs and slaves of Taghut. Those are worse in position and further astray from the sound way."
- 16:36 · An-Nahlٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۖ the false deitiesAnd We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.
- 39:17 · Az-Zumarٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ the false godsBut those who have avoided Taghut, lest they worship it, and turned back to Allah - for them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My servants
طاغي 6 times
- 37:30 · As-Saffatطَـٰغِينَ transgressingAnd we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.
- 38:55 · Sadلِلطَّـٰغِينَ for the transgressorsThis [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -
- 51:53 · Adh-Dhariyatطَاغُونَ transgressingDid they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
- 52:32 · At-Turطَاغُونَ transgressingOr do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?
- 68:31 · Al-Qalamطَـٰغِينَ transgressorsThey said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
- 78:22 · An-Nabaلِّلطَّـٰغِينَ For the transgressorsFor the transgressors, a place of return,
أَطْغَى 1 time
- 53:52 · An-Najmوَأَطْغَىٰ and more rebelliousAnd the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.
أَطْغَيْ 1 time
- 50:27 · Qafأَطْغَيْتُهُۥ I made him transgressHis [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."
طاغِيَة 1 time
- 69:5 · Al-Haqqahبِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ by the overpowering (blast)So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
طَغْوَى 1 time
- 91:11 · Ash-Shamsبِطَغْوَىٰهَآ by their transgressionThamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
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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