The triliteral root tā rā fā (ت ر ف) occurs eight times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the form IV verb ut'rifu (أُتْرِفُ)
- five times as the form IV passive participle mut'rafīn (مُتْرَفِين)
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.
Verb (form IV) - to give luxury
| (11:116:23) ut'rifū | luxury they were given | وَاتَّبَعَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مَا أُتْرِفُوا فِيهِ وَكَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ |
| (21:13:6) ut'rif'tum | you were given luxury | لَا تَرْكُضُوا وَارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَا أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ |
| (23:33:10) wa-atrafnāhum | while We had given them luxury | الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِلِقَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ وَأَتْرَفْنَاهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا |
Passive participle (form IV)
| (17:16:7) mut'rafīhā | its wealthy people | وَإِذَا أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نُهْلِكَ قَرْيَةً أَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُوا فِيهَا |
| (23:64:4) mut'rafīhim | their affluent ones | حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَخَذْنَا مُتْرَفِيهِمْ بِالْعَذَابِ إِذَا هُمْ يَجْأَرُونَ |
| (34:34:9) mut'rafūhā | its wealthy ones | وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِنْ نَذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَا إِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهِ كَافِرُونَ |
| (43:23:12) mut'rafūhā | (the) wealthy ones of it | إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ |
| (56:45:5) mut'rafīna | indulging in affluence | إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
