قاموس القرآن

Quran Dictionary

Search Quranic Arabic words by their English meaning, their sound, or the Arabic itself. Each word shows its root and type, so you start to see how words connect.

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A growing dictionary. These entries are written originally for WAJD from the plain meaning of the words. The full Quran is the source. We add words steadily; tell us which to add next.
Understanding the words and the marks

A gentle guide to the labels you see above, so they make sense.

Noun اسم

A naming word: a person, a place or a thing. It does not, by itself, tell you when something happened.

For example كِتَاب (kitab) means a book, and مَسْجِد (masjid) means a mosque.

Verb فِعْل

A doing word, an action tied to time, telling you something happened, is happening, or will happen.

For example قَالَ (qala) means he said, and خَلَقَ (khalaqa) means he created.

Particle حَرْف

A small joining word with little meaning on its own. It links other words together, like in, from, on and to.

For example فِي (fi) means in, and مِنْ (min) means from.

Feminine words

In Arabic, words are masculine or feminine. A round letter called ta marbuta, ة, at the end of a word usually marks it as feminine.

For example رَحْمَة (rahmah, mercy) and جَنَّة (jannah, garden) end with it.

Roots

Most Arabic words grow from a root of three letters, like a seed. Many different words can grow from the same root, all sharing one core meaning.

From ر ح م (mercy) come Rahman, Raheem and rahmah.

Stops وقف

When reciting the Quran, tiny letters above the line, called waqf marks, show where it is best to stop, where to carry on, and where you may choose. They help you breathe and keep the meaning clear.

The short vowels: zabar, zer and pesh

Tiny marks above or below a letter that give it its sound. Each has its own colour here so you can spot it: zabar in red, zer in blue, pesh in green. They sit on the letter ب (b).

بَ
Fatha (zabar)
a short "a" sound: ba
بِ
Kasra (zer)
a short "i" sound: bi
بُ
Damma (pesh)
a short "u" sound: bu
بْ
Sukoon
no vowel: the letter rests
بّ
Shadda
double the letter: bb
بً
Tanween (fath)
an "an" sound at a word end