ط و ل Root ṭ-w-l in the Qur’an 10 occurrences in 10 verses

Words from this root

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

طالَ 3 times

• 20:86 · Ta-Haأَفَطَالَ Then, did seem longSo Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?"
• 21:44 · Al-Anbyaطَالَ grew longBut, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? So it is they who will overcome?
• 57:16 · Al-Hadidفَطَالَ (and) was prolongedHas the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient.

طَوْل 3 times

• 4:25 · An-Nisaطَوْلًا affordAnd whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 9:86 · At-Tawbahٱلطَّوْلِ (of) wealthAnd when a surah was revealed [enjoining them] to believe in Allah and to fight with His Messenger, those of wealth among them asked your permission [to stay back] and said, "Leave us to be with them who sit [at home]."
• 40:3 · Ghafirٱلطَّوْلِ ۖ Owner (of) the abundanceThe forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.

طَوِيل 2 times

• 73:7 · Al-Muzzammilطَوِيلًۭا prolongedIndeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
• 76:26 · Al-Insanطَوِيلًا longAnd during the night prostrate to Him and exalt Him a long [part of the] night.

تَطاوَلَ 1 time

• 28:45 · Al-Qasasفَتَطَاوَلَ and prolongedBut We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].

طُول 1 time

• 17:37 · Al-Israطُولًۭا (in) heightAnd do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.

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.