مَسَّ / تَمَسُّوهُنَّ
massa
To touch, mostly for harm or evil touching, and for touching a spouse by intimacy.Used 61 times in the Qur’an
فَتَنَ / فِتْنَة
fatana / fitnah
(lit., to melt a raw mineral like gold or silver in the fire to separate it from junk), hence to test through hardship, temptation, persecution, or trial.Used 60 times in the Qur’an
يَغْتَب / غَيْب / غَيَابَة
yughtab
(lit., to be out of sight like the sun after setting), including backbiting in someone's absence, the unseen or unknown, and the hidden bottom of a well.Used 60 times in the Qur’an
ٱفْتَرَى / يَفْتُرُون
iftara
(lit., to make something up), especially fabricating lies or invented claims.Used 60 times in the Qur’an
ظَهَرَ / يُظْهِر / ظَهِيرَة / ظَهْر / ظِهَار
zahara
To be on top or in the open, hence visible, informed, widespread, prevailing, backing someone, noon, ascending over a structure, the back, and zihar divorce language.Used 59 times in the Qur’an
ٱرْتَدَّ / رَدَّ
ir'tadda
(lit., to go back, especially to an original state), including returning, reverting, reversing, averting, and causing something to return.Used 59 times in the Qur’an
ز ك و / ز ك ي z-k-w / z-k-y
VERBزَكَى / زَكَاة
zaka
(lit., to purify and grow), including purifying oneself and purifying or growing wealth through alms-tax.Used 59 times in the Qur’an
ٱضْرِب / يَضْرِبْنَ / ضَرَبَ مَثَلًا / ضَرَبُوا فِي ٱلْأَرْض / ضَرَبْنَا / نَضْرِبُ صَفْحًا
idrib
To hit or strike; to set up firmly; to set forth a striking example; to travel through the land; to cause unconsciousness; and to turn away.Used 58 times in the Qur’an
ر و ح / ر ي ح r-w-ḥ / r-y-ḥ
VERBتُرِيحُون / رَوْح / رُوح / رِيح / رَيْحَان
turihun
(lit., a breath of air that travels in and out of the body, refreshing the soul), including rest, mercy, spirit, revelation or angel, wind, scent, power, and aromatic plants.Used 57 times in the Qur’an
عَدَّهُمْ / عِدَّة / أَعَدَّ
addahum
(lit., for a stream to keep running, with gallons of water following each other), including counting, waiting periods counted by days, and preparing or stocking up.Used 57 times in the Qur’an
أَجَّلَ / مِنْ أَجْلِ
ajjala
(lit., to set a time or a deadline), including an appointed term and the expression 'because of' what led up to an end.Used 56 times in the Qur’an
نَهَى / نُهَى / ٱنْتَهَى / ٱلْمُنْتَهَى
naha
(lit., to stop)Used 56 times in the Qur’an
ذَهَبَ / أَذْهَبَ / ذَهَب
zahaba / zahaba bi / azhaba
to goUsed 56 times in the Qur’an
تَدُور / دَائِرَة / دَار / دَيَّار
tadur
To turn around or circle, a turn of fortune, a home to which one returns, and a resident who moves around or takes a place as home.Used 55 times in the Qur’an
فَسَقَ / فُسُوق
fasaqa
(lit., a date sliding out of its skin -- hence, for someone to slip out of social and religious norms)Used 54 times in the Qur’an
ضَعُفَ / يُضَاعِف
da'ufa
To be weak in strength or number; to increase, multiply, or make something doubled.Used 52 times in the Qur’an
حَلَال / ٱحْلُل / يَحِلُّ
halal
For a traveler to reach a destination where they may land and unpack; by extension, to allow or permit, to untie a knot or exit a binding condition, and to land.Used 51 times in the Qur’an
مَكَّنَّا / أَمْكَنَ / مَكَانَتِهِم / مَكَان
makkanna
(lit., to establish somewhere)Used 50 times in the Qur’an
نَفَعَهَا
nafa'aha
To benefit or be of use.Used 50 times in the Qur’an
نَادَى
nada
To call, call out, cry out, or summon.Used 50 times in the Qur’an
طَابَ / طَيِّب
taba
To be good, wholesome, pleasant, or excellent.Used 50 times in the Qur’an
فَسَدَ / فَسَاد
fasada
(lit., to fall into decay)Used 50 times in the Qur’an
عَقَلُوهُ / يَعْقِلُون
aqalihu
(lit., to tie an animal so it does not run away -- similarly, to tie one's actions with reason in order to refrain from evil)Used 49 times in the Qur’an
طَعِمَ / يَطْعَمْهُ
ta'ima
To feed someone or to taste food/water.Used 48 times in the Qur’an
يَقْدُمُ / قَدِمْنَا / قَدَّمَ / قَدَّمَتْ / تُقَدِّمُوا / ٱسْتَقْدَمَ / قَدَم
yaqdumu
(lit., one foot ahead -- hence, to advance or precede)Used 48 times in the Qur’an
خَشِيَ
khashiya
To fear, revere, or stand in awe.Used 48 times in the Qur’an
عَجِلْتُمْ / ٱلْعَاجِلَة / عِجْل
ajiltum
(lit., to rush)Used 47 times in the Qur’an
أَكْرَمَهُ / كَرَّمْنَا
akramahu
(lit., to honour)Used 47 times in the Qur’an
عَهِدَ / عَهْد
ahida
(lit., to maintain)Used 46 times in the Qur’an
يَصْدُر / صَدْر
yasdur
(lit., chest)Used 46 times in the Qur’an