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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
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| لَعَنَ | laʿana | Allah has cursed them · curse them | 23 | |
| لَعْنَة | laʿna | curse · curse of Allah | 14 | |
| لاعِن | laaʿin | ones who curse | 1 | |
| مَلْعُونَة | malʿuuna | accursed | 1 | |
| مَلْعُون | malʿuun | Accursed | 1 | |
| لَعْن | laʿn | curse | 1 |
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
- Surah An-Nisa · 7×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 6×
- Surah Al-Ahzab · 5×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 4×
- Surah Hud · 3×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 2×
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.