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Quranic Vocabulary

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ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ุงู„ุดุงุฆุนุฉ

Word list

When a number appears before the translation, it corresponds to the number of times the word appears in the Quran.

A - Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns

This, that, this one here.

m. sg.

ู‡ูฐุฐูŽุง (dl. ู‡ูฐุฐูŽุงู†ู)

This, that, this one | these, those (inanimate plural).

fm. sg. ou pluriel inanime

ู‡ูฐุฐูู‡ู

These, those here.

m./fm. pl.

ู‡ูฐุคูู„ูŽุงุกู

That, that one there.

m. sg.

ุฐูฐู„ููƒูŽ

That, that one there | those (inanimate plural).

fm. sg. ou pluriel inanime

ุชูู„ู’ูƒูŽ

Those, those over there.

m./fm. pl.

ุฃููˆู„ูŽูฐุฆููƒูŽ

Relative pronouns

Who, which, that, the one who.

m. sg.

ุงู„ูŽู‘ุฐููŠ

Who, which, that, the one who.

fm. sg. ou pluriel inanime

ุงู„ูŽู‘ุชููŠ

Those who, who, which, that.

m. pl.

ุงู„ูŽู‘ุฐููŠู†ูŽ

Those who, who, which, that.

fm. pl.

ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ุงุชููŠ

B - Negative, affirmative and exclusion forms

64 - [No] deity.

ู„ูŽุง ุฅูู„ูฐู‡ูŽ

383 - [Except] Allah.

ุฅูู„ูŽู‘ุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡

89 - Certainly not, never.

ูƒูŽู„ูŽู‘ุง

243 - Will not / not.

futur

ู„ูŽู†ู’

18 - Did not / has not.

passe

ู„ูŽู…ู’

30 - Did not / not.

passe

ู…ูŽุง

133 - To not be, is not, are not.

ู„ูŽูŠู’ุณ (ู„ูŽูŠู’ุณูŽุช fm.)

50 - Yes indeed, certainly, absolutely yes!

ุจูŽู„ูŽู‰

156 - Other than, without, except, aside from.

ุบูŽูŠู’ุฑ

52 - Below, less than, without.

ุฏููˆู†

30 - Except, aside from.

ุฅูู„ูŽู‘ุง

86 - Yes (affirmation).

ู†ูŽุนูŽู…

C - To whom? Attached pronouns

Added at the end of nouns and verbs.

His, him, it.

m. sg.

...ู‡ู

Their, them.

m. pl.

...ู‡ูู…ู’

Your, you.

m. sg.

...ูƒูŽ

Your, you all.

m. pl.

...ูƒูู…ู’

Me, myself.

m./fm.

...ูŠ (ู†ููŠ)

Our, us.

m./fm. pl.

...ู†ูŽุง

Her, hers, it.

fm. sg.

...ู‡ูŽุง

Their, them (f.).

fm. pl.

...ู‡ูู†ูŽู‘

Your, you (f.).

fm.

...ูƒู

Its, their (inanimate).

pl. inanime

...ู‡ูŽุง

Their, them both.

dl.

...ู‡ูู…ูŽุง

Your, you both.

dl.

...ูƒูู…ูŽุง

D - Who? Detached pronouns

He.

m. sg.

ู‡ููˆูŽ

They.

m. pl.

ู‡ูู…ู’

You.

m. sg.

ุฃูŽู†ู’ุชูŽ

You all.

m. pl.

ุฃูŽู†ู’ุชูู…ู’

I.

m./fm.

ุฃูŽู†ูŽุง

We (Allah's majestic plural).

m./fm. pl.

ู†ูŽุญู’ู†ู

She.

fm. sg.

ู‡ููŠูŽ

They (f.).

fm. pl.

ู‡ูู†ูŽู‘

You (f.).

fm.

ุฃูŽู†ู’ุชู

They (inanimate).

pl. inanime

ู‡ููŠูŽ

The two of them.

dl.

ู‡ูู…ูŽุง

You two.

dl.

ุฃูŽู†ู’ุชูู…ูŽุง

E - Where?

41 - Above.

ููŽูˆู’ู‚

51 - Under, below.

ุชูŽุญู’ุช

29 - Before, at hand, close by.

ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏูŽูŠู’

22 - Behind, after.

ุฎูŽู„ู’ู

1 - In front of.

ุฃูŽู…ูŽุงู…

24 - Behind.

ูˆูŽุฑูŽุงุก

31 - On the right / right-sided.

ูŠูŽู…ููŠู† (ุฃูŽูŠู’ู…ูŽุงู† pl.) / ุฃูŽูŠู’ู…ูŽู†

10 - On the left.

ุดูู…ูŽุงู„ (ุดูŽู…ูŽุงุฆูู„ pl.)

266 - Between.

ุจูŽูŠู’ู†

15 - Around.

ุญูŽูˆู’ู„

31 - Where, wherever, at the place where, when...

ุญูŽูŠู’ุซู

19 - Where / wherever.

ุฃูŽูŠู’ู† / ุฃูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู…ูŽุง

F - Question/affirmation

What? That which.

ู…ูŽุง

Who? The one who.

ู…ูŽู†ู’

When? When/whenever.

ู…ูŽุชูŽู‰

Where / (...?)

ุฃูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽ

How? / (...?)

ูƒูŽูŠู’ููŽ

How much/how many? (...?)

ูƒูŽู…ู’

Which one.

ุฃูŽูŠู‘

From where, how, why?

ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‰

Is it that? / Do...?

ุฃูŽ / ู‡ูŽู„ู’

What is it that?

ู…ูŽุงุฐูŽุง

Why?

ู„ูู…ูŽุŒ ู„ูู…ูŽุงุฐูŽุง

If not, were it not for, if only not...

ู„ูŽูˆู’ู„ูŽุง

G - Question/affirmation

Possessing, endowed with, having.

ุฐููˆ (ุฐูŽุงุŒ ุฐููŠ)

Possessing, endowed with (f.).

ุฐูŽุงุช

Those possessing, endowed with.

ุฃููˆู„ููˆุŒ ุฃููˆู„ููŠ

People of, ุฃู‡ู„, inhabitants, relatives.

ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„

Family, household, people.

ุขู„

Is it not? Is he not? (negative-interrogative).

ุฃูŽู„ูŽุง

How excellent [...].

ู†ูุนู’ู…ูŽ

How evil/bad [...].

ุจูุฆู’ุณูŽ

How evil, how detestable that...

ุจูุฆู’ุณูŽู…ูŽุง

Something like, similar to.

ู…ูุซู’ู„

Term used for comparison or likeness.

ู…ูŽุซูŽู„ (ุฃูŽู…ู’ุซูŽุงู„ pl.)

From whom, of whom, from the one who.

ู…ูู…ูŽู‘ู†ู’ (ู…ูู†ู’ + ู…ูŽู†ู’)

H - When?

Before.

ู‚ูŽุจู’ู„

After.

ุจูŽุนู’ุฏ

Time, period, at the moment when.

ุญููŠู†

When, while, then, therefore.

passe

ุฅูุฐู’

When, then, after that.

futur

ุฅูุฐูŽุง

When?

futur

ุฃูŽูŠูŽู‘ุงู†ูŽ

Then, after that, so.

ุซูู…ูŽู‘ / ููŽ

Rather, indeed, on the contrary.

ุจูŽู„ู’

With, at, ู†ุฒุฏ.

ุนูู†ู’ุฏ / ู„ูŽุฏูŽู‰ / ู„ูŽุฏูู†

Nothing but, only.

ุฅูู†ู’ ... ุฅูู„ูŽู‘ุง

Nothing but, only.

ู…ูŽุง ... ุฅูู„ูŽู‘ุง

Not to, so as not to...

ุฃูŽู„ูŽู‘ุง (ุฃูŽู†ู’ + ู„ูŽุง)

I - Preposition + ู…ุง

By what, with what.

ุจูู…ูŽุง

About, concerning.

ุนูŽู…ูŽู‘ุง

In what, regarding what.

ูููŠู…ูŽุง

As, just as.

ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง

For, because of, in view of.

ู„ูู…ูŽุง

From what, that which, what comes from.

ู…ูู…ูŽู‘ุง

As for, regarding, concerning.

ุฃูŽู…ูŽู‘ุง

Either...or...

ุฅูู…ูŽู‘ุง

That.

ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู…ูŽุง

Certainly, indeed, only.

ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ู…ูŽุง

As if.

ูƒูŽุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู…ูŽุง

Whenever, every time.

ูƒูู„ูŽู‘ู…ูŽุง

J - Prepositions/particles

With, by means of, because of.

ุจู

About, away from.

ุนูŽู†ู’

In.

ูููŠ

Like, as, similar to.

ูƒูŽ

For, in order to.

ู„ูุŒ ู„ู’

From, originating from.

ู…ูู†ู’

Toward, to.

ุฅูู„ูŽู‰

By (oath formula).

ุชูŽ (ุชูŽุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู)

Until.

ุญูŽุชูŽู‘ู‰

On, upon.

ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰

With.

ู…ูŽุนูŽ

And.

ูˆูŽ

K - Verbal prefixes and particles

Marks completion or temporal closeness with a past verb.

ู‚ูŽุฏู’ (+ููุนู’ู„ ู…ูŽุงุถู)

Marks a near future with a present-tense verb.

ุณูŽ (+ููุนู’ู„ ู…ูุถูŽุงุฑูุน)

Marks a more distant future.

ุณูŽูˆู’ููŽ (+ููุนู’ู„ ู…ูุถูŽุงุฑูุน)

Certain future.

ู„ูŽ+ููุนู’ู„+ู†ูŽู‘

Indeed, certainly.

ู„ูŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ (+ููุนู’ู„)

Indeed, certainly.

ู„ูŽ

The particle lam + verb for the imperative.

ู„ูุŒ ู„ู’ (+ูŠูŽูู’ุนูŽู„) (ู„ูู„ุฃูŽู…ู’ุฑ)

The (definite article).

ุฃูŽู„ู’

Or, or else.

ุฃูŽู…ู’

Or, or else.

ุฃูŽูˆู’

Some, part of, a portion of.

ุจูŽุนู’ุถ

All, the entirety.

ูƒูู„ู‘

L - Prefixes and particles

Indeed, truly.

ุฅูู†ูŽู‘

That (certainty).

ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘

As if.

ูƒูŽุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘

But, however.

ู„ูŽูƒูู† (ู„ูฐูƒูู†ู’)

Perhaps, it may be.

ู„ูŽุนูŽู„ูŽู‘

That, to.

ุฃูŽู†ู’

If (conditional).

ุฅูู†ู’

Detached pronoun base to which other pronouns are added.

ุฅููŠูŽู‘ุง

Perhaps, there is hope, it may be that [...].

ุนูŽุณูŽู‰

When, once.

ู„ูŽู…ูŽู‘ุง

If (conditional).

ู„ูŽูˆู’

O!, Oh!, O you! (interjection).

ูŠูŽุงุŒ ูŠูŽุง ุฃูŽูŠูู‘ู‡ูŽุงุŒ ูŠูŽุง ุฃูŽูŠูŽู‘ุชูู‡ูŽุง

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