Most Frequent Arabic Verbs in the Qur’an
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| Word | Meaning | Frequency | Root |
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| قَالَ | he said | 1618 | ق-و-ل |
| كَانَ | he was | 1358 | ك-و-ن |
| ءَامَنَ | he believed | 537 | أ-م-ن |
| عَلِمَ | he knew | 382 | ع-ل-م |
| جَعَلَ | he made | 340 | ج-ع-ل |
| كَفَرَ | he disbelieved | 289 | ك-ف-ر |
| جَاءَ | he came | 278 | ج-ي-ء |
| عَمِلَ | he did/worked | 276 | ع-م-ل |
| آتَى | he gave | 271 | أ-ت-ي |
| رَأَى | he saw | 271 | ر-أ-ي |
| أَتَى | he came | 264 | أ-ت-ي |
| شَاءَ | he willed | 236 | ش-ي-ء |
| خَلَقَ | he created | 184 | خ-ل-ق |
| أَنزَلَ | he sent down | 183 | ن-ز-ل |
| كَذَّبَ | he denied | 176 | ك-ذ-ب |
| دَعَا | he called | 170 | د-ع-و |
| ٱتَّقَىٰ | he feared (God) | 166 | و-ق-ي |
| هَدَى | he guided | 144 | ه-د-ي |
| أَرَادَ | he intended | 139 | ر-و-د |
| ٱتَّبَعَ | he followed | 136 | ت-ب-ع |
| أَرْسَلَ | he sent | 130 | ر-س-ل |
| أَخَذَ | he took | 127 | أ-خ-ذ |
| ٱتَّخَذَ | he took (as) | 124 | أ-خ-ذ |
| عَبَدَ | he worshipped | 122 | ع-ب-د |
| ظَلَمَ | he wronged | 110 | ظ-ل-م |
| سَأَلَ | he asked | 106 | س-أ-ل |
| وَجَدَ | he found | 106 | و-ج-د |
| أَخْرَجَ | he brought out | 99 | خ-ر-ج |
| أَكَلَ | he ate | 93 | أ-ك-ل |
| لَيْسَ | is not | 89 | ل-ي-س |
| فَعَلَ | he did | 88 | ف-ع-ل |
| نَظَرَ | he looked | 87 | ن-ظ-ر |
| ذَكَرَ | he remembered | 84 | ذ-ك-ر |
| خَافَ | he feared | 83 | خ-و-ف |
| قَتَلَ | he killed | 83 | ق-ت-ل |
| رَجَعَ | he returned | 79 | ر-ج-ع |
| سَمِعَ | he heard | 78 | س-م-ع |
| تَوَلَّىٰ | he turned away | 78 | و-ل-ي |
| أَمَرَ | he commanded | 77 | أ-م-ر |
| دَخَلَ | he entered | 76 | د-خ-ل |
| جَزَىٰ | he rewarded | 73 | ج-ز-ي |
| أَطَاعَ | he obeyed | 72 | ط-و-ع |
| أَوْحَىٰ | he revealed | 72 | و-ح-ي |
| أَشْرَكَ | he associated | 71 | ش-ر-ك |
| أَلْقَىٰ | he cast/threw | 71 | ل-ق-ي |
| وَعَدَ | he promised | 70 | و-ع-د |
| أَنفَقَ | he spent | 68 | ن-ف-ق |
| غَفَرَ | he forgave | 65 | غ-ف-ر |
| أَحَبَّ | he loved | 64 | ح-ب-ب |
| أَصَابَ | he afflicted | 64 | ص-و-ب |
| أَضَلَّ | he misled | 64 | ض-ل-ل |
| تَابَ | he repented | 63 | ت-و-ب |
| كَسَبَ | he earned | 62 | ك-س-ب |
| نَزَّلَ | he sent down | 62 | ن-ز-ل |
| تَلَىٰ | he recited | 61 | ت-ل-و |
| رَزَقَ | he provided | 61 | ر-ز-ق |
| قَضَىٰ | he decreed | 59 | ق-ض-ي |
| نَصَرَ | he helped | 59 | ن-ص-ر |
| صَبَرَ | he was patient | 58 | ص-ب-ر |
| جَرَىٰ | it flowed | 57 | ج-ر-ي |
| مَسَّ | he touched | 56 | م-س-س |
| ضَرَبَ | he struck | 55 | ض-ر-ب |
| قَاتَلَ | he fought | 54 | ق-ت-ل |
| أَقَامَ | he established | 54 | ق-و-م |
| خَرَجَ | he went out | 53 | خ-ر-ج |
| ضَلَّ | he went astray | 53 | ض-ل-ل |
| بَعَثَ | he raised | 52 | ب-ع-ث |
| أَحْيَا | he gave life | 51 | ح-ي-ي |
| تَذَكَّرَ | he remembered | 51 | ذ-ك-ر |
| أَهْلَكَ | he destroyed | 51 | ه-ل-ك |
| ٱفْتَرَىٰ | he fabricated | 50 | ف-ر-ي |
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