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ARABIC WORDS - ENGLISH MEANINGS
(With Notes)
(Classical Arabic Dictionaries Combined)
By
‘Abdul Mannân ‘Omar
Translator, The Holy Qur’ân (Arabic - English)
Subject Codifier
Musnad ImâmAhmad Bin Muhammad bin Hanbal
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*Editor, Encyclopedia of Islam
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3. Table of Contents
PART I
Page
Foreword ........................................................................ iii
How to Use This Dictionary .........................................1-A
Help for the Beginners .................................................3-A
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE DICTIONARY .............................5-A
Books of Reference .....................................................9-A
Quick Guide ...............................................................12-A
PART II
Alphabetical Index # 1 ................................... 1-B - 282-B
The Qur’ânic Words in Alphabetical Order
with Cross-reference to the Basic Quranic Root-word
Alphabetical Index # 2...................................... 1-C - 28-C
The Basic Qur’ânic Root-words in Alphabetical Order
An Overview of the Dictionary ....................... 1-D - 50-D
Languages-Not the Invention of Human Mind ................ 1-D
Languages Change with Time ....................................... 2-D
Necessity of a New Revelation ...................................... 3-D
The Holy Qur'ân - Its Style, Diction and Language ............ 6-D
The Lasting Scripture .................................................... 9-D
Understanding the Meanings of the Holy Qur'ân.......... 10-D
Arabic -A Living Language .......................................... 15-D
Arabic - Immune to Changes ........................................ 15-D
Arabic - The Vehicle of the Last Message .................... 15-D
Arabic -The Eloquent Language .................................. 18-D
Phonology ofArabicAlphabets..................................... 19-D
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4. Words and Roots in Arabic .......................................... 19-D
The Spellings of Arabic ................................................ 20-D
The Science of Derivation ........................................... 21-D
Philosophy in Arabic Words ......................................... 25-D
The Science of Substitution ......................................... 28-D
Philosophy in Qur'ânic Words ...................................... 29-D
Abbreviations inArabic................................................. 32-D
Abbreviations in The Holy Qur'ân ................................ 33-D
Richness of the Meanings ........................................... 34-D
Arabic Grammar ........................................................... 35-D
Dictionaries of Arabic - An Overview ............................ 37-D
Grammarians of the 3rd. Century A.H. ......................... 38-D
Grammarians of the 4th.A.H. Century.......................... 39-D
Grammarians of the 5th.A.H. Century.......................... 42-D
Grammarians of the 7th. & 8th A.H. Century ................ 43-D
The Lexicons of the Holy Qur'ân .................................. 46-D
Sources of this Dictionary ............................................ 47-D
PART III
The Dictionary of the Holy Qur’ân .......................... 1-628
PART IV
Appendix 1 ........................................................... 629-632
System of Punctuation
Appendix 2 ........................................................... 633-639
System of Transliteration of the Arabic Words
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5. FOREWORD
This dictionary presents the complete vocabulary and
the phraseology of the Holy Qur’ân.All root-words of the Holy
Qur’ân with their derivatives have been included in it.
This dictionary will help the reader to ascertain the real,
classical, and root meanings of all the Arabic words used in the
Holy Qur’ân. Moreover, efforts have been made to highlight
various shades of meaning.
I have drawn most of the content of this dictionary from
the best classical works ever published in this line of learning.
Some of the classical dictionaries and Lexicons used are:
i. Al-Mufradât fî Gharîb al-Qur’ân
byAbdul Qâsim al-Husain al-Râghib.
ii. Lisân al-‘Arab
byJamâlal-DînAbûal-FadzlMuhmmadbinMukarram
binManzûr
iii. Tâj al-‘Arûs min Jawâhir al ‘Qâmûs
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by Muhammad al Murtadzâ Husaini
iv. The Arabic English Lexicon by Edward W. Lane
I have avoided the use of modern Arabic dictionaries
such as Aqrab al-Muwârid and Al-Munjad etc. as these are
notthedictionariesoftheclassicalArabic.Ihaveincluded nothing
in this dictionary without indicating at least two of the most
celebrated lexicological works.
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6. Another objective is to help the student of the Holy Qur’ân to
EASILY FIND and ascertain the indepth meaning of all the Qur’ânic
words. Alphabetical Index of all the Qur’ânic words is being
provided towards this end. Thus, making this dictionary handy
and easy to use.
The etymology, the function, and wherever applicable
the abbreviations are also given from the most authentic sources,
with explanatory notes, grammatical comments, and examples in
phrase and poetry. Towards this end, authentic scholarly works
in the sciences of Hadîth, Tafsîr, and Islamic History have been
included. The result is a reliable and authentic knowledge and
explanationoftheetymologyandmeaningsoftheQur'ânicwords.
(The list of references is being provided.)
I was approached by my children that I should compile a
dictionaryoftheHolyQur'ân.Iwasfullyawareoftheresponsibility
of such an undertaking, specially because now I was alone and
deprived of my wife's valuable assistance, advice, knowledge and
great command on the English language. (May Allâh be pleased with her)
For the purity of its style and elegance of it's diction, the
Holy Qur’ân has come to be considered as the standard of
Arabic language, even by those who have no belief in it to be of
Divine origin. Beauties, there are many, and ideas clothed in rich
and appropriate language, which not unfrequently rises to a
sublimity far beyond the reach of any translation.
It would be idle to pretend that the work is an exhaustive
dictionary or that it leaves no room for further improvements. It
must not for a moment be imagined that all the meanings and
characteristic expressions of the Holy Qur’ân have been included
in this Dictionary.
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Foreword
7. My heartfelt thanks and appreciation is due to all those who have
assisted me in the production of this dictionary. MayAllâh - the
Almighty accept our humble services. (Amîn!)
If any mistake is found in this publication, I pray for
Allah's protection and forgiveness. I also request you to contact
the publisher with the mistake/opinion so that appropriate
improvements can be made.
Our heartfelt desire and our prayer to Allâh is that He
pours in the hearts of the people a love for the Holy Qur’ân.And
also creates in them a passionate longing for understanding the
meanings of the word ofAllâh.Amîn!
Abdul Mannân Omar
Translator, The Holy Qur’ân (Arabic - English)
Subject Codifier
Musnad ImâmAhmad Bin Muhammad bin Hanbal
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Foreword
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Editor, Encyclopedia of Islam
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8. A (a)
a ......................1-B
i .....................29-B
u ....................44-B
B (b)
Ba .................50-B
Bi ..................56-B
Bu .................56-B
T (t)
Ta ..................57-B
Ti .................... 80B
Tu ................... 80B
Th (th)
Tha ................. 89B
Thi .................. 90B
Thu ................. 90B
J (j)
Ja ................... 91B
Ji .................... 94B
Ju ................... 95B
H (h)
Ha .................. 96B
Hi ................. 101B
Hu ................ 102B
Kh (kh)
Kha- ............ 103B
Khi............... 108B
Khu.............. 109B
D (d)
Da ............... 109B
Di ................ 112B
Du ............... 112B
Dh (dh)
Dha ............. 113B
Dhi .............. 114B
Dhu ............. 115B
R (r)
Ra ............... 115B
Ri ................ 120B
Ru ............... 121B
Z (z)
Za................ 122B
Zi ................. 124B
Zu ................ 124B
S (s)
Sa ............... 125B
Si ................ 131B
Su ............... 132B
QUICK GUIDE
ARABIC ALPHABET WITH VOWEL SOUNDS
ALONG WITH THE PAGE NUMBER
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9. Sh (sh)
Sha ............. 134B
Shi............... 138B
Shu.............. 139B
S (s)
Sa ............... 139B
Si ................ 144B
Su ............... 144B
Dz (dz)
Dza ............. 145B
Dzi............... 145B
Dzu.............. 146B
T (t)
Ta ................ 147B
Ti ................. 149B
Tu ................ 150B
Z (z)
Za ................ 150B
Zi ................. 151B
Zu ................ 152B
‘
‘a ................. 152B
‘i .................. 159B
‘u ................. 160B
Gh (gh)
Gha ............. 162B
Ghi .............. 165B
Ghu ............. 165B
F (f)
Fa ............... 166B
Fi................. 170B
Fu ................ 171B
Q (q)
Qa ............... 172B
Qi ................ 177B
Qu ............... 178B
K (k)
Ka ............... 180B
Ki ................ 185B
Ku ............... 186B
L (l)
La................ 188B
Li ................. 190B
Lu ................ 192B
M (m)
Ma ............... 193B
Mi ................ 205B
Mu ............... 207B
N (n)
Na ............... 221B
Ni ................ 232B
Nu ............... 232B
H (h)
Ha ............... 237B
Hi ................ 239B
Hu ............... 239B
W (w)
Wa............... 240B
Wi ............... 244B
Wu............... 245B
Y(y)
Ya ................ 245B
Yi ....................... B
Yu ................ 269B
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10. A (a)
a ......................1-B
i .....................29-B
u ....................44-B
B (b)
Ba .................50-B
Bi ..................56-B
Bu .................56-B
T (t)
Ta ..................57-B
Ti .................... 80B
Tu ................... 80B
Th (th)
Tha ................. 89B
Thi .................. 90B
Thu ................. 90B
J (j)
Ja ................... 91B
Ji .................... 94B
Ju ................... 95B
H (h)
Ha .................. 96B
Hi ................. 101B
Hu ................ 102B
Kh (kh)
Kha- ............ 103B
Khi............... 108B
Khu.............. 109B
D (d)
Da ............... 109B
Di ................ 112B
Du ............... 112B
Dh (dh)
Dha ............. 113B
Dhi .............. 114B
Dhu ............. 115B
R (r)
Ra ............... 115B
Ri ................ 120B
Ru ............... 121B
Z (z)
Za................ 122B
Zi ................. 124B
Zu ................ 124B
S (s)
Sa ............... 125B
Si ................ 131B
Su ............... 132B
QUICK GUIDE
ARABIC ALPHABET WITH VOWEL SOUNDS
ALONG WITH THE PAGE NUMBER
12-A
11. Sh (sh)
Sha ............. 134B
Shi............... 138B
Shu.............. 139B
S (s)
Sa ............... 139B
Si ................ 144B
Su ............... 144B
Dz (dz)
Dza ............. 145B
Dzi............... 145B
Dzu.............. 146B
T (t)
Ta ................ 147B
Ti ................. 149B
Tu ................ 150B
Z (z)
Za ................ 150B
Zi ................. 151B
Zu ................ 152B
‘
‘a ................. 152B
‘i .................. 159B
‘u ................. 160B
Gh (gh)
Gha ............. 162B
Ghi .............. 165B
Ghu ............. 165B
F (f)
Fa ............... 166B
Fi................. 170B
Fu ................ 171B
Q (q)
Qa ............... 172B
Qi ................ 177B
Qu ............... 178B
K (k)
Ka ............... 180B
Ki ................ 185B
Ku ............... 186B
L (l)
La................ 188B
Li ................. 190B
Lu ................ 192B
M (m)
Ma ............... 193B
Mi ................ 205B
Mu ............... 207B
N (n)
Na ............... 221B
Ni ................ 232B
Nu ............... 232B
H (h)
Ha ............... 237B
Hi ................ 239B
Hu ............... 239B
W (w)
Wa............... 240B
Wi ............... 244B
Wu............... 245B
Y(y)
Ya ................ 245B
Yi ....................... B
Yu ................ 269B
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