ز ل ف Root z-l-f in the Qur’an 10 occurrences in 10 verses
- Occurrences
- 10
- Verses
- 10
- Surahs
- 8 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 ز ل ف (z-l-f) gives 3 words. It appears most in Ash-Shu'ara (2), Sad (2), Hud (1).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| أُزْلِفَتْ | verb | 4 | brought near, We brought near |
| زُلْفَى | noun | 4 | surely is a near access, position, nearness |
| زُلْفَة | noun | 2 | approach, approaching |
أُزْلِفَتْ 4 times
- 26:64 · Ash-Shu'araوَأَزْلَفْنَا And We brought nearAnd We advanced thereto the pursuers.
- 26:90 · Ash-Shu'araوَأُزْلِفَتِ And (will be) brought nearAnd Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.
- 50:31 · Qafوَأُزْلِفَتِ And will be brought nearAnd Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,
- 81:13 · At-Takwirأُزْلِفَتْ is brought nearAnd when Paradise is brought near,
زُلْفَى 4 times
- 34:37 · Sabaزُلْفَىٰٓ (in) positionAnd it is not your wealth or your children that bring you nearer to Us in position, but it is [by being] one who has believed and done righteousness. For them there will be the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the upper chambers [of Paradise], safe [and secure].
- 38:25 · Sadلَزُلْفَىٰ surely is a near accessSo We forgave him that; and indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
- 38:40 · Sadلَزُلْفَىٰ surely is a near accessAnd indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
- 39:3 · Az-Zumarزُلْفَىٰٓ (in) nearnessUnquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah in position." Indeed, Allah will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allah does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.
زُلْفَة 2 times
- 11:114 · Hudوَزُلَفًۭا and (at) the approachAnd establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.
- 67:27 · Al-Mulkزُلْفَةًۭ approachingBut when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is that for which you used to call."
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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