Before the grammar makes sense
The words the Qur'an repeats most
A small number of words carry an enormous share of the Qur'an. Learn the little joining words first, then the nouns the Qur'an keeps returning to, then the verbs — and lines that used to be a wall of unfamiliar script start to open up, even before you can parse a single sentence.
There are 625 words here in three stages. Nothing is locked, and your place is kept on this device. The counts are approximate lemma totals published by the Quranic Arabic Corpus at the University of Leeds; we do not recalculate or restate their analysis, so every word links straight to the Corpus' own page where you can read the grammar and see every verse it appears in.
You have marked 0 words known across all three stages. Together those words account for roughly 0% of the words in the Qur'an — a rough guide to how far the vocabulary carries you, not a measure of understanding.
0 of them are in your daily review, and the words you practise are added there by themselves, so nothing you learn here is left to fade.
Prepositions, pronouns, pointing words, joiners and the words for no and not. They carry no dictionary meaning on their own, which is exactly why they are the most repeated words in the Qur'an — and why knowing them changes how much of a line you can follow.
135 words
مِنْ
min
from, of
Also means "some of" — مِنَ النَّاسِ is "some of the people".
In the Qur'an · 74:51
مِن
This word here: “from” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
فِي
fī
in, inside
In the Qur'an · 56:12
فِى
This word here: “In” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on, upon, against
In the Qur'an · 37:130
عَلَىٰٓ
This word here: “upon” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to, towards
In the Qur'an · 75:23
إِلَىٰ
This word here: “Towards” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
بِـ
bi-
with, by, in
Never stands alone — it sticks to the front of the next word, as in بِسْمِ.
In the Qur'an · 1:1
بِسْمِ
This word here: “In the name (of Allah)” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لِـ
li-
for, to, belonging to
In the Qur'an · 1:2
لِلَّهِ
This word here: “to Allah” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كَـ
ka-
like, as
In the Qur'an · 42:11
كَمِثْلِهِۦ
This word here: “like Him” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
عَنْ
ʿan
about, away from
In the Qur'an · 74:41
عَنِ
This word here: “About” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
مَعَ
maʿa
with, together with
In the Qur'an · 74:45
مَعَ
This word here: “with” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
عِنْدَ
ʿinda
with, at, in the sight of
عِنْدَ اللَّهِ is "with Allah" in the sense of in His sight.
In the Qur'an · 53:14
عِندَ
This word here: “Near” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until, even
In the Qur'an · 74:47
حَتَّىٰٓ
This word here: “Until” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
وَ
wa
and
The commonest letter-word in the Qur'an; it joins to the word after it.
In the Qur'an · 1:5
وَإِيَّاكَ
This word here: “and You alone” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
فَـ
fa-
so, then
Sequence: this happened, so that followed.
In the Qur'an · 2:26
فَيَعْلَمُونَ
This word here: “so they will know” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ثُمَّ
thumma
then, after that
In the Qur'an · 74:21
ثُمَّ
This word here: “Then” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَمْ
am
or (in a question)
In the Qur'an · 53:24
أَمْ
This word here: “Or” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَٰكِنَّ
lākinna
but, however
In the Qur'an · 19:38
لَـٰكِنِ
This word here: “but” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
بَلْ
bal
rather, no indeed
Corrects what was just said: not that — rather this.
In the Qur'an · 56:67
بَلْ
This word here: “Nay” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
إِنَّ
inna
indeed, truly
In the Qur'an · 78:31
إِنَّ
This word here: “Indeed” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَنَّ
anna
that
In the Qur'an · 2:25
أَنَّ
This word here: “that”
إِنَّمَا
innamā
it is only
In the Qur'an · 88:21
إِنَّمَآ
This word here: “only” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَنْ
an
to, that
In the Qur'an · 3:28
أَن
This word here: “that” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
إِذَا
idhā
when
In the Qur'an · 53:1
إِذَا
This word here: “when”
إِذْ
idh
when (in the past)
Usually opens a story: "and when Ibrāhīm said…".
In the Qur'an · 74:33
إِذْ
This word here: “when” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَوْ
law
if (but it did not happen)
In the Qur'an · 68:9
لَوْ
This word here: “that” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَوْلَا
lawlā
if it were not for
In the Qur'an · 68:28
لَوْلَا
This word here: “'Why not” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
thus, in that way
In the Qur'an · 77:18
كَذَٰلِكَ
This word here: “Thus” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
قَدْ
qad
already, indeed
In the Qur'an · 23:1
قَدْ
This word here: “Indeed” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَقَدْ
laqad
certainly, we have indeed
In the Qur'an · 90:4
لَقَدْ
This word here: “Certainly” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
سَوْفَ
sawfa
will, shall
Marks the future, like the sa- prefix in سَنَجْعَلُ.
In the Qur'an · 53:40
سَوْفَ
This word here: “will soon” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَا
lā
no, not
In the Qur'an · 2:2
لَا رَيْبَ
This word here: “no doubt” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
مَا
mā
not; what
Two jobs: "not" before a verb, "what/that which" elsewhere.
In the Qur'an · 52:8
مَّا
This word here: “Not” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَمْ
lam
did not
In the Qur'an · 112:3
لَمْ
This word here: “Not” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَنْ
lan
will never
In the Qur'an · 84:14
لَّن
This word here: “never” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَيْسَ
laysa
is not
In the Qur'an · 56:2
لَيْسَ
This word here: “Not” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
غَيْر
ghayr
other than, not
In the Qur'an · 51:36
غَيْرَ
This word here: “other than” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
إِلَّا
illā
except, only
The word that makes لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ work: none — except Him.
In the Qur'an · 70:22
إِلَّا
This word here: “Except” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هُوَ
huwa
he, it
In the Qur'an · 86:14
هُوَ
This word here: “it” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هِيَ
hiya
she, it
In the Qur'an · 79:13
هِىَ
This word here: “it” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هُمْ
hum
they (men, or mixed)
In the Qur'an · 23:10
هُمُ
This word here: “[they]” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هُنَّ
hunna
they (women)
In the Qur'an · 58:2
هُنَّ
This word here: “they” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
In the Qur'an · 26:138
نَحْنُ
This word here: “we”
أَنْتَ
anta
you (one man)
In the Qur'an · 35:23
أَنتَ
This word here: “you (are)” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَنْتِ
anti
you (one woman)
No standalone Qur'anic example verified for this form; see the Corpus for related forms.
أَنْتُمْ
antum
you (more than one)
In the Qur'an · 26:76
أَنتُمْ
This word here: “You” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
إِيَّاكَ
iyyāka
you alone (as the object)
Putting it first is what makes إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ mean "You alone we worship".
In the Qur'an · 1:5
إِيَّاكَ
This word here: “You Alone” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ـهُ
-hu
his, him, its
Attached endings do the work of English "his" and "him".
In the Qur'an · 2:26
بِهِۦ
This word here: “by it” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ـهَا
-hā
her, its
In the Qur'an · 2:26
فَوْقَهَا
This word here: “above it” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ـهُمْ
-hum
their, them
In the Qur'an · 2:5
رَبِّهِمْ
This word here: “their Lord” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ـكَ
-ka
your, you
In the Qur'an · 1:5
إِيَّاكَ
This word here: “You alone” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ـكُمْ
-kum
your, you (plural)
In the Qur'an · 42:11
لَكُم
This word here: “for you” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ـنَا
-nā
our, us
Sticks to the end of a noun: رَبّ (Lord) + ـنَا = رَبَّنَا (our Lord).
In the Qur'an · 2:286
رَبَّنَا
This word here: “our Lord” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ـِي
-ī
my, me
In the Qur'an · 2:40
نِعْمَتِىَ
This word here: “My favour” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هَٰذَا
hādhā
this (one man or thing)
In the Qur'an · 38:57
هَـٰذَا
This word here: “This (is so)” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هَٰذِهِ
hādhihi
this (feminine)
In the Qur'an · 36:63
هَـٰذِهِۦ
This word here: “This (is)” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
In the Qur'an · 68:13
ذَٰلِكَ
This word here: “(all) that” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
تِلْكَ
tilka
that (feminine)
In the Qur'an · 20:17
تِلْكَ
This word here: “(is) that” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هَٰؤُلَاءِ
hāʾulāʾi
these (people)
In the Qur'an · 44:34
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
This word here: “these” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أُولَٰئِكَ
ulāʾika
those (people)
In the Qur'an · 2:121
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
This word here: “Those (people)”
الَّذِي
alladhī
the one who, which
In the Qur'an · 53:33
ٱلَّذِى
This word here: “the one who” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
الَّتِي
allatī
the one who, which (feminine)
In the Qur'an · 70:13
ٱلَّتِى
This word here: “who” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
الَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
Opens hundreds of āyāt: "those who believe…", "those who disbelieve…".
In the Qur'an · 107:6
ٱلَّذِينَ
This word here: “Those who”
مَنْ
man
who, whoever
In the Qur'an · 80:5
مَنِ
This word here: “(him) who” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
مَاذَا
mādhā
what?
In the Qur'an · 12:71
مَّاذَا
This word here: “What (is it)” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هَلْ
hal
is it? does it?
Turns a statement into a yes-or-no question.
In the Qur'an · 9:127
هَلْ
This word here: “Does” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَيْنَ
ayna
where?
In the Qur'an · 75:10
أَيْنَ
This word here: “Where” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how?
In the Qur'an · 74:19
كَيْفَ
This word here: “how” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
مَتَىٰ
matā
when?
In the Qur'an · 10:48
مَتَىٰ
This word here: “When” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لِمَ
lima
why?
In the Qur'an · 3:65
لِمَ
This word here: “Why” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَيّ
ayy
which?
In the Qur'an · 80:18
أَىِّ
This word here: “what” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كَمْ
kam
how many?
In the Qur'an · 44:25
كَمْ
This word here: “How many” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كُلّ
kull
every, all
In the Qur'an · 38:37
كُلَّ
This word here: “every” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
بَعْض
baʿḍ
some, part of
In the Qur'an · 69:44
بَعْضَ
This word here: “some” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
جَمِيع
jamīʿ
all together
In the Qur'an · 36:32
جَمِيعٌۭ
This word here: “together” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كَثِير
kathīr
many, much
In the Qur'an · 42:34
كَثِيرٍۢ
This word here: “much” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
قَلِيل
qalīl
few, little
In the Qur'an · 16:117
قَلِيلٌۭ
This word here: “little” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَكْثَر
akthar
most of, more
In the Qur'an · 37:71
أَكْثَرُ
This word here: “most” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَحَد
aḥad
one, anyone
In the Qur'an · 89:26
أَحَدٌۭ
This word here: “anyone” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
وَاحِد
wāḥid
one, single
In the Qur'an · 2:163
وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ
This word here: “one (only)” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
قَبْل
qabl
before
In the Qur'an · 56:45
قَبْلَ
This word here: “before”
بَعْد
baʿd
after
In the Qur'an · 26:120
بَعْدُ
This word here: “thereafter” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
In the Qur'an · 86:7
بَيْنِ
This word here: “between”
فَوْق
fawq
above
In the Qur'an · 6:165
فَوْقَ
This word here: “above”
تَحْت
taḥt
beneath
In the Qur'an · 5:66
تَحْتِ
This word here: “beneath”
خَلْف
khalf
behind
In the Qur'an · 9:81
خِلَـٰفَ
This word here: “behind”
حَوْل
ḥawl
around
In the Qur'an · 19:68
حَوْلَ
This word here: “around”
دُونَ
dūna
besides, other than
مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ — "besides Allah", said of false gods.
In the Qur'an · 37:86
دُونَ
This word here: “other than” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هُنَالِكَ
hunālika
there, at that point
In the Qur'an · 7:119
هُنَالِكَ
This word here: “there” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَمَّا
ammā
as for
In the Qur'an · 80:5
أَمَّا
This word here: “As for”
وَلَٰكِنْ
wa-lākin
but rather
In the Qur'an · 75:32
وَلَـٰكِن
This word here: “But” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
يَا
yā
O — (calling someone)
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ — "O people".
In the Qur'an · 2:21
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
This word here: “O” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
آمِين
āmīn
amen — answer our call
Not a word of the Qur'an itself; it is said after al-Fātiḥah, as taught in the sunnah.
Āmīn is said after al-Fātiḥah; it is not a word in the Qur'anic verse, so there is no verse example.
لَدُن
ladun
from the presence of
In the Qur'an · 27:6
لَّدُنْ
This word here: “from [near]” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَدَى
ladā
with, at
In the Qur'an · 50:23
لَدَىَّ
This word here: “(is) with me” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَلَا
alā
truly, listen!
In the Qur'an · 2:214
أَلَآ
This word here: “Unquestionably” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كَلَّا
kallā
no indeed!
In the Qur'an · 74:32
كَلَّا
This word here: “Nay” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
بَلَىٰ
balā
yes indeed (after a negative)
In the Qur'an · 36:81
بَلَىٰ
This word here: “Yes, indeed” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
نَعَمْ
naʿam
yes
In the Qur'an · 37:18
نَعَمْ
This word here: “Yes”
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yā ayyuhā
O you…
In the Qur'an · 73:1
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
This word here: “O you” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
إِذًا
idhan
then, in that case
In the Qur'an · 53:22
إِذًۭا
This word here: “then” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَمَّا
lammā
when; not yet
In the Qur'an · 69:11
لَمَّا
This word here: “when” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كُلَّمَا
kullamā
whenever
In the Qur'an · 5:70
كُلَّمَا
This word here: “Whenever”
كَأَنَّ
ka-anna
as if
In the Qur'an · 54:16
كَانَ
This word here: “was” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَيْتَ
layta
if only
In the Qur'an · 36:26
يَـٰلَيْتَ
This word here: “I wish” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
لَعَلَّ
laʿalla
so that perhaps
In the Qur'an · 42:17
لَعَلَّ
This word here: “Perhaps” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
كَيْ
kay
so that
In the Qur'an · 20:33
كَىْ
This word here: “That” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
إِنْ
in
not — when it means "not", not "if"
In the Qur'an · 11:7
إِنْ
This word here: “This is not” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
هَٰهُنَا
hāhunā
here
In the Qur'an · 26:146
هَـٰهُنَآ
This word here: “(is) here” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ذَٰلِكُمْ
dhālikum
that (to you all)
In the Qur'an · 8:14
ذَٰلِكُمْ
This word here: “That” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ٱلَّذَانِ
alladhāni
the two who
In the Qur'an · 4:16
وَٱلَّذَانِ
This word here: “And the two who” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ٱلَّٰتِي
allātī
the women who
In the Qur'an · 70:13
ٱلَّتِى
This word here: “who” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
إِيَّاهُ
iyyāhu
him alone
In the Qur'an · 6:41
إِيَّاهُ
This word here: “Him Alone”
أَنتُمَا
antumā
you two
In the Qur'an · 28:35
أَنتُمَا
This word here: “you two”
هُمَا
humā
they two
In the Qur'an · 9:40
هُمَا
This word here: “they both” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ٱثْنَانِ
ithnān
two
In the Qur'an · 5:106
ٱثْنَانِ
This word here: “two”
ثَلَاثَة
thalātha
three
In the Qur'an · 18:22
ثَلَـٰثَةٌۭ
This word here: “(they were) three” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَرْبَعَة
arbaʿa
four
In the Qur'an · 2:226
أَرْبَعَةِ
This word here: “four”
سَبْع
sabʿ
seven
In the Qur'an · 71:15
سَبْعَ
This word here: “(the) seven” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَلْف
alf
thousand
In the Qur'an · 37:147
أَلْفٍ
This word here: “thousand”
مِائَة
miʾa
hundred
In the Qur'an · 37:147
مِا۟ئَةِ
This word here: “a hundred” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَوَّل
awwal
first
In the Qur'an · 39:12
أَوَّلَ
This word here: “(the) first” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
ءَاخِر
ākhir
last, other
In the Qur'an · 15:96
ءَاخَرَ ۚ
This word here: “another” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
يَوْمَئِذٍ
yawmaʾidhin
on that Day
In the Qur'an · 52:11
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ
This word here: “that Day” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
غَد
ghad
tomorrow
In the Qur'an · 18:23
غَدًا
This word here: “tomorrow”
حِين
ḥīn
a time, a while
In the Qur'an · 38:88
حِينٍۭ
This word here: “a time” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَمَام
amām
in front
In the Qur'an · 75:5
أَمَامَهُۥ
This word here: “(to) what is before him” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
يَمِين
yamīn
right hand, right side
In the Qur'an · 34:15
يَمِينٍۢ
This word here: “(the) right” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
شِمَال
shimāl
left side
In the Qur'an · 56:41
ٱلشِّمَالِ
This word here: “(of) the left” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
مَكَان
makān
place
In the Qur'an · 50:41
مَّكَانٍۢ
This word here: “a place” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
وَقْت
waqt
set time
In the Qur'an · 15:38
ٱلْوَقْتِ
This word here: “(of) the time” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
أَبَدًا
abadan
forever, ever
In the Qur'an · 18:3
أَبَدًۭا
This word here: “forever” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
سَنَة
sana
year
In the Qur'an · 70:4
سَنَةٍۢ
This word here: “year(s)” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
شَهْر
shahr
month
In the Qur'an · 97:3
شَهْرٍۢ
This word here: “month(s)” · The form or meaning may change with its sentence.
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