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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