The List, Frequency and References of all the 1475 Verbs in the Glorious Quran

Presented by Zia H Shah MD Courtesy of: Corpus.Quran.com Verb Root Form Frequency Translation قَالَ ق و ل I 1618 to say كَانَ ك و ن I 1358 to be ءَامَنَ ا م ن IV 537 to believe عَلِمَ ع ل م I 382 to know جَعَلَ ج ع ل I 340 to make كَفَرَ ك…

February 14, 2026

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Presented by Zia H Shah MD

Courtesy of: Corpus.Quran.com

Verb	Root	Form	Frequency	Translation
قَالَ	ق و ل	I	1618	to say
كَانَ	ك و ن	I	1358	to be
ءَامَنَ	ا م ن	IV	537	to believe
عَلِمَ	ع ل م	I	382	to know
جَعَلَ	ج ع ل	I	340	to make
كَفَرَ	ك ف ر	I	289	to disbelieve
جَآءَ	ج ي ا	I	278	to come
عَمِلَ	ع م ل	I	276	to do, to work
آتَى	ا ت ي	IV	271	to give
رَءَا	ر ا ي	I	271	to see
أَتَى	ا ت ي	I	264	to come, to bring
شَآءَ	ش ي ا	I	236	to will, to wish
خَلَقَ	خ ل ق	I	184	to create
أَنزَلَ	ن ز ل	IV	183	to send down, to reveal
كَذَّبَ	ك ذ ب	II	176	to deny, to reject
دَعَا	د ع و	I	170	to call, to invite, to pray
ٱتَّقَىٰ	و ق ي	VIII	166	to be righteous, to fear (Allah)
هَدَى	ه د ي	I	144	to guide
أَرَادَ	ر و د	IV	139	to intend, to desire, to want, to wish
ٱتَّبَعَ	ت ب ع	VIII	136	to follow
أَرْسَلَ	ر س ل	IV	130	to send
أَخَذَ	ا خ ذ	I	127	to take, to seize
ٱتَّخَذَ	ا خ ذ	VIII	124	to take
عَبَدَ	ع ب د	I	122	to worship
ظَلَمَ	ظ ل م	I	110	to oppress, to wrong
سَأَلَ	س ا ل	I	106	to ask
وَجَدَ	و ج د	I	106	to find
أَخْرَجَ	خ ر ج	IV	99	to bring forth, to drive out
أَكَلَ	ا ك ل	I	93	to eat, to consume
لَّيْسَ	ل ي س	I	89	to not be
فَعَلَ	ف ع ل	I	88	to do
نَّظَرَ	ن ظ ر	I	87	to look, to see
ذَكَرَ	ذ ك ر	I	84	to remember, to mention
خَافَ	خ و ف	I	83	to fear, to be afraid
قَتَلَ	ق ت ل	I	83	to kill
رَجَعَ	ر ج ع	I	79	to return
سَمِعَ	س م ع	I	78	to hear, to listen
تَوَلَّىٰ	و ل ي	V	78	to turn
أَمَرَ	ا م ر	I	77	to order, to command
دَخَلَ	د خ ل	I	76	to enter
جَزَىٰ	ج ز ي	I	73	to reward, to recompense
أَطَاعَ	ط و ع	IV	72	to obey
أَوْحَىٰٓ	و ح ي	IV	72	to reveal, to inspire
أَشْرَكَ	ش ر ك	IV	71	to associate partners
أَلْقَىٰٓ	ل ق ي	IV	71	to cast, to throw, to meet, to offer
وَعَدَ	و ع د	I	70	to promise
أَنفَقَ	ن ف ق	IV	68	to spend
غَفَرَ	غ ف ر	I	65	to forgive
أَحْبَبْ	ح ب ب	IV	64	to love, to like
أَصَابَ	ص و ب	IV	64	to strike, to befall, to bestow

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Verb	Root	Form	Frequency	Translation
أَضَلَّ	ض ل ل	IV	64	to let go astray, to mislead
تَابَ	ت و ب	I	63	to repent, to turn
كَسَبَ	ك س ب	I	62	to earn
نَزَّلَ	ن ز ل	II	62	to send down, to reveal
تَلَىٰ	ت ل و	I	61	to recite
رَزَقَ	ر ز ق	I	61	to provide
قَضَىٰٓ	ق ض ي	I	59	to decree, to decide, to judge
نَصَرَ	ن ص ر	I	59	to help
صَبَرَ	ص ب ر	I	58	to be patient
جَرَيْ	ج ر ي	I	57	to flow, to run
مَسَّ	م س س	I	56	to touch
ضَرَبَ	ض ر ب	I	55	to strike, to set forth
قَٰتَلَ	ق ت ل	III	54	to fight
أَقَامَ	ق و م	IV	54	to establish
خَرَجَ	خ ر ج	I	53	to go out, to come out, to depart, to leave
ضَلَّ	ض ل ل	I	53	to go astray, to err, to lose
بَعَثَ	ب ع ث	I	52	to raise, to resurrect, to send
أَحْيَا	ح ي ي	IV	51	to give life
تَذَكَّرَ	ذ ك ر	V	51	to receive admonition
أَهْلَكَ	ه ل ك	IV	51	to destroy
ٱفْتَرَىٰ	ف ر ي	VIII	50	to invent
زَادَ	ز ي د	I	49	to increase
عَقَلُ	ع ق ل	I	49	to understand, to reason
كَتَبَ	ك ت ب	I	49	to write, to prescribe, to ordain
ظَنَّ	ظ ن ن	I	47	to think, to assume, to guess
شَكَرَ	ش ك ر	I	46	to be grateful, to give thanks
نَبَّأَ	ن ب ا	II	46	to inform
حَكَمَ	ح ك م	I	45	to judge
يَذَرَ	و ذ ر	I	45	to leave, to forsake
حَسِبَ	ح س ب	I	44	to think
شَهِدَ	ش ه د	I	44	to testify, to bear witness
مَلَكَتْ	م ل ك	I	44	to possess, to have power
نَادَىٰ	ن د و	III	44	to call
أَنذَرَ	ن ذ ر	IV	44	to warn
أُدْخِلَ	د خ ل	IV	42	to admit
سَبَّحَ	س ب ح	II	42	to glorify, to praise
ٱسْتَطَاعَ	ط و ع	X	42	to be able to, to be capable
حَمَلَ	ح م ل	I	41	to carry, to bear
عَذَّبَ	ع ذ ب	II	41	to punish
عَلَّمَ	ع ل م	II	41	to teach
بِئْسَ	ب ا س	I	40	to be wretched, to be evil
بَلَغَ	ب ل غ	I	40	to reach
تَرَكَ	ت ر ك	I	40	to leave
خَشِىَ	خ ش ي	I	40	to fear
أَرَيْ	ر ا ي	IV	40	to show
ٱسْتَغْفَرَ	غ ف ر	X	40	to ask forgiveness
ٱسْتَكْبَرَ	ك ب ر	X	40	to be arrogant
ٱهْتَدَىٰ	ه د ي	VIII	40	to be guided
تَوَكَّلْ	و ك ل	V	40	to put trust
حَرَّمَ	ح ر م	II	39	to forbid, to make unlawful

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Verb	Root	Form	Frequency	Translation
مَّاتَ	م و ت	I	39	to die
بُشِّرَ	ب ش ر	II	38	to give glad tidings
رَّضِىَ	ر ض و	I	38	to be pleased
يَحْزُن	ح ز ن	I	37	to grieve
حَشَرَ	ح ش ر	I	37	to gather, to raise
صَدَّ	ص د د	I	37	to turn away, to avert, to hinder
نَجَّىٰ	ن ج و	II	37	to save, to deliver
ذَاقُ	ذ و ق	I	36	to taste
رَدَّ	ر د د	I	36	to turn back, to return
بَيَّنُ	ب ي ن	II	35	to make clear
ٱخْتَلَفَ	خ ل ف	VIII	35	to differ
ذَهَبَ	ذ ه ب	I	35	to go, to take away
سَجَدَ	س ج د	I	35	to prostrate
ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ	س و ي	VIII	35	to be equal, to be alike, to establish
نَسِىَ	ن س ي	I	35	to forget
ٱبْتَغَىٰ	ب غ ي	VIII	34	to seek
قَامَ	ق و م	I	33	to stand up, to rise, to establish
أَعْرَضَ	ع ر ض	IV	32	to turn away
كَفَىٰ	ك ف ي	I	32	to be sufficient
نَهَىٰ	ن ه ي	I	32	to forbid
نَفَعَ	ن ف ع	I	31	to profit, to benifit
سَآءَ	س و ا	I	30	to be evil
عَسَى	ع س ي	I	30	to perhaps
لَبِثَ	ل ب ث	I	30	to remain, to stay, to hesitate, to delay
وَلَّىٰ	و ل ي	II	30	to turn
أَبْصَرَ	ب ص ر	IV	29	to see
ٱسْتَجَابَ	ج و ب	X	28	to answer, to respond
رَّحِمَ	ر ح م	I	28	to have mercy
أَصْبَحَ	ص ب ح	IV	28	to become
أَصْلَحَ	ص ل ح	IV	28	to correct, to reform, to improve, to make peace
أَغْنَتْ	غ ن ي	IV	28	to avail, to enrich
جَٰهَدَ	ج ه د	III	27	to strive
عَصَا	ع ص ي	I	27	to disobey
عَفَا	ع ف و	I	27	to forgive, to pardon
أَفْلَحَ	ف ل ح	IV	27	to succeed
قَدَّمَ	ق د م	II	27	to send forth, to offer
زَيَّنَ	ز ي ن	II	26	to make fair-seeming
بَغَىٰ	ب غ ي	I	25	to seek, to oppress
جَٰدَلُ	ج د ل	III	25	to argue, to dispute
خَلَا	خ ل و	I	25	to pass away
يَشْعُرُ	ش ع ر	I	25	to perceive, to realize
قَدَرَ	ق د ر	I	25	to restrict, to control, to have power
كَادَ	ك و د	I	24	to be near, to nearly do, to almost do
تَوَفَّىٰ	و ف ي	V	24	to pass away, to die
أَذِنَ	ا ذ ن	I	23	to permit
بَدَّلَ	ب د ل	II	23	to change
فَتَنُ	ف ت ن	I	23	to persecute, to test, to try
لَعَنَ	ل ع ن	I	23	to curse
أَنجَىٰ	ن ج و	IV	23	to save
جَمَعَ	ج م ع	I	22	to gather, to collect

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Verb	Root	Form	Frequency	Translation
أَذَاقَ	ذ و ق	IV	22	to cause taste
يَرْجُوا۟	ر ج و	I	22	to hope, to expect, to desire
رَفَعَ	ر ف ع	I	22	to raise
سَخَّرَ	س خ ر	II	22	to subject, to impose
أَسْلَمَ	س ل م	IV	22	to submit
مَكَرَ	م ك ر	I	22	to plot, to scheme, to plan
وَهَبَ	و ه ب	I	22	to grant, to bestow
أَحْسَنَ	ح س ن	IV	21	to do good
ٱشْتَرَىٰ	ش ر ي	VIII	21	to buy, to purchase, to exchange
كَتَمَ	ك ت م	I	21	to conceal, to hide
مَّشَ	م ش ي	I	21	to walk
أَمَاتَ	م و ت	IV	21	to cause death
ٱسْتُهْزِئَ	ه ز ا	X	21	to mock, to ridicule
وَضَعَ	و ض ع	I	21	to deliver, to give birth
أَمِنَ	ا م ن	I	20	to feel secure
بَلَوْ	ب ل و	I	20	to test
حَقَّ	ح ق ق	I	20	to justify, to prove true
أَحَلَّ	ح ل ل	IV	20	to make lawful
سَبَقَ	س ب ق	I	20	to precede
سَعَىٰ	س ع ي	I	20	to strive, to run
أَعَدَّ	ع د د	IV	20	to prepare
عَرَفَ	ع ر ف	I	20	to know, to recognize
تَعَٰلَىٰ	ع ل و	I	20	to be exalted, to be high
أَقْسَمُ	ق س م	IV	20	to swear
قَصَّ	ق ص ص	I	20	to narrate
كَلَّمَ	ك ل م	II	20	to speak
أَنشَأَ	ن ش ا	IV	20	to produce, to raise
يَضُرَّ	ض ر ر	I	19	to harm
ٱسْتَعْجَلَ	ع ج ل	X	19	to seek to hasten
يَفْقَهُ	ف ق ه	I	19	to understand
نَفَخَ	ن ف خ	I	19	to blow, to breathe
تَبَيَّنَ	ب ي ن	V	18	to become clear
أُخْفِىَ	خ ف ي	IV	18	to conceal, to hide
ذُكِّرَ	ذ ك ر	II	18	to remind
أَسَرَّ	س ر ر	IV	18	to conceal
عَادَ	ع و د	I	18	to return
أُعِيدُ	ع و د	IV	18	to return
مَّتَّعْ	م ت ع	II	18	to grant, to bestow, to provide
أَمْسَكَ	م س ك	IV	18	to retain, to withhold
نِعْمَ	ن ع م	I	18	to be excellent
وَفَّىٰٓ	و ف ي	II	18	to pay in full, to fulfill
أَوْفَىٰ	و ف ي	IV	18	to fulfill
أَحَاطَ	ح و ط	IV	17	to surround, to encompass
أَدْرَىٰ	د ر ي	IV	17	to make known
أُغْرِقُ	غ ر ق	IV	17	to drown
فَصَّلَ	ف ص ل	II	17	to make clear, to explain in detail
فَضَّلَ	ف ض ل	II	17	to bestow, to prefer, to favor
يَتَفَكَّرُ	ف ك ر	V	17	to ponder, to reflect
ٱنقَلَبَ	ق ل ب	VII	17	to turn back, to return
كَرِهَ	ك ر ه	I	17	to dislike, to hate