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ط ر ق Root ṭ-r-q in the Qur’an 11 occurrences in 11 verses

Occurrences
11
Verses
11
Surahs
6 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 ط ر ق (ṭ-r-q) gives 3 words. It appears most in Ta-Ha (3), An-Nisa (2), Al-Jinn (2).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
طَرِيقَةnoun5your way, conduct, paths
طَرِيقnoun4way, path
طارِقnoun2night comer

طَرِيقَة 5 times

  • 20:63 · Ta-Haبِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ with your wayThey said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way.
  • 20:104 · Ta-Haطَرِيقَةً (in) conductWe are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, "You remained not but one day."
  • 23:17 · Al-Mu'minunطَرَآئِقَ pathsAnd We have created above you seven layered heavens, and never have We been of [Our] creation unaware.
  • 72:11 · Al-Jinnطَرَآئِقَ (are on) waysAnd among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
  • 72:16 · Al-Jinnٱلطَّرِيقَةِ the WayAnd [Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision

طَرِيق 4 times

  • 4:168 · An-Nisaطَرِيقًا (to) a wayIndeed, those who disbelieve and commit wrong [or injustice] - never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a path.
  • 4:169 · An-Nisaطَرِيقَ (the) wayExcept the path of Hell; they will abide therein forever. And that, for Allah, is [always] easy.
  • 20:77 · Ta-Haطَرِيقًۭا a pathAnd We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."
  • 46:30 · Al-Ahqafطَرِيقٍۢ a PathThey said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.

طارِق 2 times

  • 86:1 · At-Tariqوَٱلطَّارِقِ and the night comerBy the sky and the night comer -
  • 86:2 · At-Tariqٱلطَّارِقُ the night comer (is)And what can make you know what is the night comer?

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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