ط ل ع Root ṭ-l-ʿ in the Qur’an 19 occurrences in 18 verses
- Occurrences
- 19
- Verses
- 18
- Surahs
- 13 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 ل ع (ṭ-l-ʿ) gives 8 words. It appears most in Al-Kahf (4), As-Saffat (3), Qaf (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
طَلَعَ 7 times
- 5:13 · Al-Ma'idahتَطَّلِعُ to discoverSo for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort words from their [proper] usages and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
- 18:18 · Al-Kahfٱطَّلَعْتَ you had lookedAnd you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.
- 19:78 · Maryamأَطَّلَعَ Has he lookedHas he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?
- 28:38 · Al-Qasasأَطَّلِعُ I may lookAnd Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Haman, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."
- 37:55 · As-Saffatفَٱطَّلَعَ Then he (will) lookAnd he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.
- 40:37 · Ghafirفَأَطَّلِعَ so I may lookThe ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin.
- 104:7 · Al-Humazahتَطَّلِعُ mounts upWhich mounts directed at the hearts.
طَلْع 4 times
- 6:99 · Al-An'amطَلْعِهَا its spatheAnd it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees - of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.
- 26:148 · Ash-Shu'araطَلْعُهَا its spadixAnd fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
- 37:65 · As-Saffatطَلْعُهَا Its emerging fruitIts emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.
- 50:10 · Qafطَلْعٌۭ (are) layersAnd lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -
طَلَعَت 2 times
- 18:17 · Al-Kahfطَلَعَت it roseAnd [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were [laying] within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allah. He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide.
- 18:90 · Al-Kahfتَطْلُعُ risingUntil, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield.
طُلُوع 2 times
- 20:130 · Ta-Haطُلُوعِ (the) risingSo be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.
- 50:39 · Qafطُلُوعِ (the) risingSo be patient, [O Muhammad], over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
مَطْلَع 1 time
- 97:5 · Al-Qadrمَطْلَعِ (the) emergencePeace it is until the emergence of dawn.
مَطْلِع 1 time
- 18:90 · Al-Kahfمَطْلِعَ (the) rising placeUntil, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield.
مُطَّلِع 1 time
- 37:54 · As-Saffatمُّطَّلِعُونَ be lookingHe will say, "Would you [care to] look?"
يُطْلِعَ 1 time
- 3:179 · Ali 'Imranلِيُطْلِعَكُمْ to inform youAllah would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. Nor would Allah reveal to you the unseen. But [instead], Allah chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allah and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.
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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