Quranic root
لألأ
l · ʾ · l · ʾ
The supplied evidence centers on the pearl as a lustrous object and associates the related verb with shining like pearl-radiance.
The Quran-attested noun denotes pearl, while the associated verbal branch describes shining, glittering, or glistening with the brilliance of pearls. No separate Maqayis root-principle entry is supplied.
- Mufradāt · row 1282
- Lane · entry 9248
- Lane · entry 9249
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
لُؤْلُؤٌ
luʾluʾun
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 6 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
Pearl; pearls as a collective or generic designation.
Used for the precious marine gem. The lexical form is described as a collective generic noun, with لُؤْلُؤَةٌ serving as its singulative; Quranic contexts use it in both singular and plural senses.
- Lane · entry 9249
- Mufradāt · row 1282
Selected Quran examples
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 22:23وَلُؤْلُؤًۭا ۖand pearl
- 35:33وَلُؤْلُؤًۭا ۖand pearls
- 52:24لُؤْلُؤٌۭpearls
- 55:22ٱللُّؤْلُؤُthe pearl
- 56:23ٱللُّؤْلُؤِpearls
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 11 Classical meanings
لَأْلَأَ
To shine, glitter, or be bright; to gleam with flickering light.
Used of luminous phenomena such as a star, the moon, lightning, or fire. In the fire-specific usage, it means to burn brightly or blaze.
- Lane · entry 9248
لَأْلَأَ
To let tears fall upon the cheeks like pearls.
A figurative construction with tears as the object.
- Lane · entry 9248
لَأْلَأَ بِعَيْنَيْهِ
To open the eyes wide and look intently.
A figurative expression involving the eyes.
- Lane · entry 9248
لَأْلَأَ بِذَنَبِهِ
To wag the tail.
A conventional construction describing tail movement.
- Lane · entry 9248
لَأْلَأَتِ العَنْزُ
To desire mating or be sexually receptive.
The cited usage describes a female animal desiring the male; the definition states the construction neutrally.
- Lane · entry 9248
لَا آتِيكَ مَا لَأْلَأَتِ الفُورُ بِأَذْنَابِهَا
A proverbial expression meaning, “I will never come,” or, “I will never do it.”
The expression invokes gazelles wagging their tails and functions as an emphatic statement of never.
- Lane · entry 9248
لُؤْلُؤَةٌ
A wild cow, described as a species of bovine antelope.
A separate Classical Arabic nominal usage of the headword.
- Lane · entry 9249
لَوْنٌ لُؤْلُؤَانٌ
A color like that of pearls.
Used as a descriptive epithet for a pearl-like color.
- Lane · entry 9250
لِئَالَةٌ
The trade of a seller of pearls.
A noun denoting the occupation or trade associated with selling pearls.
- Lane · entry 9252
لَأّلٌ
A seller of pearls.
An irregular or variant epithet denoting the person who sells pearls.
- Lane · entry 9254
لَأْلَآءٌ
Perfect or complete rejoicing.
The form may function as a verbal noun.
- Lane · entry 9255
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The supplied QAC form group contains only the noun لُؤْلُؤٌ; the related Lane verb and other derived forms are therefore retained as broader Classical meanings rather than presented as additional Quranic forms.