Word root

Word by word

Tags

Download Links

Word root for Surah Al-Muzzammil — Ayah 4

أَوۡ
زِدۡ
عَلَيۡهِ
وَرَتِّلِ
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
تَرۡتِيلًا
٤

In Arabic, a root is a core set of three consonants (a trilateral root) from which many semantically related words are derived. Root-based analysis helps group related words together, revealing patterns and deeper meanings in Quranic vocabulary.

Example:

Root: ر ح م (r-ḥ-m)
Derived words include:
  • الرَّحْمَـٰن (Ar-Raḥmān) – The Most Merciful
  • الرَّحِيم (Ar-Raḥīm) – Especially Merciful
  • رَحْمَة (raḥmah) – Mercy
  • يَرْحَم (yarḥam) – He has mercy

QUL exports root data as a SQLite database with two tables. roots and word_roots.

Table: roots

This table contains metadata for each trilateral root.

Column Type Description
id INTEGER Unique identifier for the root
arabic_trilateral TEXT Arabic trilateral root letters
english_trilateral TEXT Transliteration of the root in English
words_count INTEGER Total occurrences of all derived words in the Quran
uniq_words_count INTEGER Count of unique word forms derived from this root

Table: word_roots

This table maps each word in the Quran to its corresponding root.

Column Type Description
root_id INTEGER Foreign key to the roots.id field
word_location TEXT Word reference (e.g. 2:3:5 for Surah 2, Ayah 3, Word 5)