Quranic root
لقف
l · q · f
Swift, deft taking up or catching of something.
The lexical range connects skilled taking by the mouth or hand with the Quranic sense of swallowing up, and with the derived Form V sense of catching and retaining speech quickly.
- Mufradāt · row 1317
- Lane · entry 20682
- Lane · entry 20683
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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.
لَقِفَ
laqifa
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form I
- Form
- I
- Quran occurrences
- 3 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.
To take up swiftly and deftly; in the Quranic construction, to swallow or engulf what is taken in.
The action is described as skilled taking whether by mouth or hand, while the supplied Quranic occurrences use the mouth-oriented sense of swallowing up.
- Lane · entry 20682
- Mufradāt · row 1317
Selected Quran examples
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
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Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 1 Classical meanings
تَلَقَّفَ
To catch and retain something quickly.
Form V transitive construction; the attested example applies the action to words caught from another's mouth.
- Lane · entry 20683
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The QAC group contains imperfect active Form I occurrences; the public headword is normalized to the perfect citation form لَقِفَ.