The triliteral root kāf rā rā (ك ر ر) occurs six times in the Quran as the noun karrat (كَرَّة). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (2:167:7) karratan | a return | وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوا مِنَّا |
| (17:6:4) l-karata | the return victory | ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ الْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَاكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ |
| (26:102:4) karratan | a return | فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| (39:58:9) karratan | another chance | لَوْ أَنَّ لِي كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ |
| (67:4:4) karratayni | twice (again) | ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنْقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا |
| (79:12:4) karratun | (would be) a return | قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
