100 most

common verbs
in the Quran
These 100 easy verbs occur 12457 times in the Quran. That
is about 16% of the Quran. Mastering them can make a big
difference in helping you understand the Quran, and the
Arabic Language.

TIMES USED TRANSLATION VERB

1618 to say َ َ
1358 to be َ َ
537 to believe َ َ َ
382 to know َ َ
340 to make َ َ َ
289 to disbelieve َََ
278 to come َٓ َ
276 to do, to work َ ِ َ
271 to give ٓ

271 to see ََ
264 to come, to bring َ

236 to will, to wish َٓ َ

184 to create َ ََ

183 to send down, to reveal َ َ َ

176 to deny, to reject َ َ
170 to call, to invite, to pray َ َ

166
to be righteous, to fear
َ
(Allah) ٰ
144 to guide َ َ

139 َ ََ
to intend, to desire, to
want, to wish

136 to follow َ َ
130 to send َ َ َْ
127 to take, to seize َ َ َ

124 to take َ َ

122 to worship َ َ َ
110 to oppress, to wrong َ َ َ
106 to ask َ َ َ
106 to find َ َ َ
99 ْ َ
to bring forth, to drive out َ َ
93 to eat, to consume َ َ َ
89 to not be َ ْ
88 to do َ َ َ
87 to look, to see َ َ
84 to remember, to mention ََ َ
83 to fear, to be afraid َ َ

83 to kill َ ََ
79 to return َ َ َ
78 to hear, to listen َ ِ َ
78 to turn ََ
77 َ
to order, to command َ َ
76 to enter َ َ َ
73 to reward, to recompense
ٰ ََ
72 to obey َ ََ
72 َ
to reveal, to inspire ٰٓ َ ْ
71 to associate partners َ َ ْ َ
َ
71 ٰٓ َ ْ
to cast, to throw, to meet,
to offer

70 to promise َ َ َ
68 to spend َ َ َ

65 to forgive ََ َ
64 َ
to love, to like ْ َْ
64
to strike, to befall, to be- َ
stow َ َ

64 to let go astray, to mislead ََ

63 to repent, to turn َ َ
62 to earn َ َ َ
62 to send down, to reveal َ َ
61 to recite
ٰ ََ
61 to provide َ ََ

59
to decree, to decide, to
judge ٰٓ َ َ

59 to help َ ََ
58 to be patient ََ َ
57 to flow, to run
ْ ََ
56 to touch َ
55 to strike, to set forth َ َ َ
54 to fight َ َ َٰ
54 َ َ
to establish َ

53 َ ََ
to go out, to come out, to
depart, to leave

53 to go astray, to err, to lose َ

52
to raise, to resurrect, to
send
َ ََ

51 َ
to give life َْ
51 to receive admonition َ ََ
51 to destroy َ َ ْ َ
ْ
50 to invent
ٰ ََ
49 to increase َ َ
49 to understand, to reason ُ َ َ

49 َ ََ
to write, to prescribe, to
ordain

47
to think, to assume, to
guess
َ

46 ََ َ
to be grateful, to give
thanks

46 to inform َ َ

45 to judge ََ َ
45 to leave, to forsake َ ََ
44 to think َ َ
44 to testify, to bear witness َ ِ َ
44 to possess, to have power ْ َ َ َ
44 to call
ٰ َ َ
44 to warn ََ َ

42 to admit َ ُْ
42 to glorify, to praise َ َ
42 َ َ َ ْ
to be able to, to be capa-
ble

41 to carry, to bear َ َ َ
41 to punish َ َ
41 to teach َ َ
40 to be wretched, to be evil َ ِْ
40 to reach َ ََ

40 to leave َ ََ
40 to fear
َ َ

40 َ
to show
ْ َ
40 to ask forgiveness ََ ْ َ ْ
40 to be arrogant ََْ َ ْ
40 to be guided
ٰ َ َ ْ
40 to put trust ْ ََ
39 to forbid, to make unlawful َ َ

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