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11 times in the Quran · 3 word forms · rank 550
The Quran root ل غ و l-gh-w
Words built from the root ل غ و ([l-gh-w]) appear 11 times in the Quran. The most common is لَغْو, “vain talk”, which comes 9 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| لَغْو | laghw | vain talk · unintentional | 9 | |
| الْغَ | al-gha | make noise | 1 | |
| لاغِيَة | laaghiya | vain talk | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ٢٢٥
بِاللَّغْوِ bil-laghwi · for (what is) unintentional
Allāh does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:225)
لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الْأَيْمَانَ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ذَٰلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ٨٩
بِاللَّغْوِ bil-laghwi · for the thoughtless utterances
Allāh will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses [i.e., revealed law] that you may be grateful. (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:89)
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَسْمَعُوا لِهَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ وَالْغَوْا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ ٢٦
وَالْغَوْا wal-ghaw · and make noise
And those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur’ān and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome." (Surah Fussilat, 41:26)
لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً ١١
لَاغِيَةً lāghiyatan · vain talk
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech. (Surah Al-Ghashiyah, 88:11)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 1×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 1×
- Surah Maryam · 1×
- Surah Al-Mu'minun · 1×
- Surah Al-Furqan · 1×
- Surah Al-Qasas · 1×
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.