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41 times in the Quran · 6 word forms · rank 234

The Quran root ل ع ن l-ʿ-n

Words built from the root ل ع ن ([l-ʿ-n]) appear 41 times in the Quran. The most common is لَعَنَ, “Allah has cursed them”, which comes 23 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.

Words from this root

WordSay itMeaningTimes
لَعَنَlaʿanaAllah has cursed them · curse them23
لَعْنَةlaʿnacurse · curse of Allah14
لاعِنlaaʿinones who curse1
مَلْعُونَةmalʿuunaaccursed1
مَلْعُونmalʿuunAccursed1
لَعْنlaʿncurse1

Examples from the Quran

وَقَالُوا قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌ بَل لَّعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَقَلِيلًا مَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٨٨

لَّعَنَهُمُ laʿanahumu · has cursed them

And they said, "Our hearts are wrapped." But, [in fact], Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is it that they believe. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:88)

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا بَيَّنَّاهُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْكِتَابِ أُولَٰئِكَ يَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّاعِنُونَ ١٥٩

يَلْعَنُهُمُ yalʿanuhumu · curses them

Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allāh and cursed by those who curse, (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:159)

وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ كِتَابٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُم مَّا عَرَفُوا كَفَرُوا بِهِ فَلَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ ٨٩

فَلَعْنَةُ falaʿnatu · So (the) curse

And when there came to them a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] from Allāh confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allāh will be upon the disbelievers. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:89)

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِالنَّاسِ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي أَرَيْنَاكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَالشَّجَرَةَ الْمَلْعُونَةَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَانًا كَبِيرًا ٦٠

الْمَلْعُونَةَ l-malʿūnata · the accursed

And [remember, O Muḥammad], when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur’ān. And We threaten [i.e., warn] them, but it increases them not except in great transgression. (Surah Al-Isra, 17:60)

مَّلْعُونِينَ أَيْنَمَا ثُقِفُوا أُخِذُوا وَقُتِّلُوا تَقْتِيلًا ٦١

مَّلْعُونِينَ malʿūnīna · Accursed

Accursed wherever they are found, [being] seized and massacred completely. (Surah Al-Ahzab, 33:61)

Surahs where it comes most

Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.