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Arabic root

ا-و-ل

Alif-Waw-Lam

2 words from this root family

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Alif-Waw-Lam (ا-و-ل) has 2 words in the Fahm dictionary: al-awwal (first), āla mūsīqiyya (musical instrument).

In the Quran, words built on this root occur 125 times in 119 verses, across 47 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:41. The form الْأَوَّل (first) accounts for 82 of them.

Themes: Numbers, Basics, Numbers Ordinals, Hobbies, Entertainment

Words from this root

WordMeaningTypeIn the QuranTaught in
الْأَوَّل
al-awwal
firstadjective, A182×Numbers 10-1000
آلة موسيقِيّة
āla mūsīqiyya
musical instrumentnoun, A2Movies & Television

“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.

In the Quran

وَءَامِنُوا۟ بِمَآ أَنزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ وَلَا تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَوَّلَ كَافِرٍۭ بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا وَإِيَّـٰىَ فَٱتَّقُونِ

And believe in that which I reveal, confirming that which ye possess already (of the Scripture), and be not first to disbelieve therein, and part not with My revelations for a trifling price, and keep your duty unto Me.

Quran 2:41
وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَـٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk, who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaying your sons and sparing your women: that was a tremendous trial from your Lord.

Quran 2:49
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَـٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the messenger and those of you who are in authority; and if ye have a dispute concerning any matter, refer it to Allah and the messenger if ye are (in truth) believers in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more seemly in the end.

Quran 4:59

Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).

Word cards with examples

A2noun
آلة موسيقِيّة
āla mūsīqiyya

musical instrument

Example
أَتَعَلَّم العَزْف عَلى آلة موسيقِيّة.
ataʿallam al-ʿazf ʿalā āla mūsīqiyya.
I am learning to play a musical instrument.

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