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ألف

a-l-f

22 wordsRank #382

Description

The Arabic root ألف (a-l-f) carries the core meaning of bringing together, uniting, or forming harmony between things, as well as numerical association with one thousand. In the Quran, it appears most prominently in contexts describing Allah bringing hearts together in affection and unity (as in reconciling believers or tribes), and in references to vast quantities expressed as thousands (such as angels or years). This root emphasizes both the divine power to create bonds of love and harmony among people, and the concept of multiplicity and magnitude in expressing God's creation and temporal measures.

Derived Words in the Quran

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2
Al-Baqarahالبقرة(2 words)
أَلْفَ
alfa— (of) a thousand
noun2:96
أُلُوفٌ
ulūfun— (were in) thousands
noun2:243
3
Ali 'Imranآل عمران(3 words)
فَأَلَّفَ
fa-allafa— then He made friendship
verb3:103
ءَالَـٰفٍۢ
ālāfin— thousand[s]
noun3:124
ءَالَـٰفٍۢ
ālāfin— thousand[s]
noun3:125
8
Al-Anfalالأنفال(7 words)
بِأَلْفٍۢ
bi-alfin— with a thousand
noun8:9
وَأَلَّفَ
wa-allafa— And He (has) put affection
verb8:63
أَلَّفْتَ
allafta— (could) you (have) put affection
verb8:63
أَلَّفَ
allafa— (has) put affection
verb8:63
أَلْفًۭا
alfan— a thousand
noun8:65
أَلْفٌۭ
alfun— a thousand
noun8:66
أَلْفَيْنِ
alfayni— two thousand
noun8:66
9
At-Tawbahالتوبة(1 word)
وَٱلْمُؤَلَّفَةِ
wal-mu-alafati— and the ones inclined
noun9:60
22
Al-Hajjالحج(1 word)
كَأَلْفِ
ka-alfi— (is) like a thousand
noun22:47
24
An-Nurالنور(1 word)
يُؤَلِّفُ
yu-allifu— joins
verb24:43
29
Al-'Ankabutالعنكبوت(1 word)
أَلْفَ
alfa— a thousand
noun29:14
32
As-Sajdahالسجدة(1 word)
أَلْفَ
alfa— a thousand
noun32:5
37
As-Saffatالصافات(1 word)
أَلْفٍ
alfin— thousand
noun37:147
70
Al-Ma'arijالمعارج(1 word)
أَلْفَ
alfa— thousand
noun70:4
97
Al-Qadrالقدر(1 word)
أَلْفِ
alfi— a thousand
noun97:3
106
Qurayshقريش(2 words)
لِإِيلَـٰفِ
liīlāfi— For (the) familiarity
noun106:1
إِۦلَـٰفِهِمْ
īlāfihim— Their familiarity
noun106:2