Quran Lexicon - Explore Quranic Words and Root Meanings

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The triliteral mīm kāf thā - م ك ث occurs 7 (seven) times in Quran. In 9 derived forms.

مَكَثَ(once as Verb)

13:17:36013surahاَنۡزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَالَتۡ اَوۡدِيَةٌۢ بِقَدَرِهَا فَاحۡتَمَلَ السَّيۡلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِيًا‌ؕ وَمِمَّا يُوۡقِدُوۡنَ عَلَيۡهِ فِىۡ النَّارِ ابۡتِغَآءَ حِلۡيَةٍ اَوۡ مَتَاعٍ زَبَدٌ مِّثۡلُهٗ‌ؕ كَذٰلِكَ يَضۡرِبُ اللّٰهُ الۡحَـقَّ وَالۡبَاطِلَ‌ ؕ فَاَمَّا الزَّبَدُ فَيَذۡهَبُ جُفَآءً‌‌ۚ وَاَمَّا مَا يَنۡفَعُ النَّاسَ فَيَمۡكُثُ فِىۡ الۡاَرۡضِ‌ؕ كَذٰلِكَ يَضۡرِبُ اللّٰهُ الۡاَمۡثَالَؕ‏ 
Anzala mina assama-i maanfasalat awdiyatun biqadariha fahtamalaassaylu zabadan rabiyan wamimma yooqidoonaAAalayhi fee annari ibtighaa hilyatinaw mataAAin zabadun mithluhu kathalika yadribuAllahu alhaqqa walbatila faammaazzabadu fayathhabu jufaan waamma mayanfaAAu annasa fayamkuthu fee al-ardi kathalikayadribu Allahu al-amthal

20:10:6020surahاِذۡ رَاٰ نَارًا فَقَالَ لِاَهۡلِهِ امۡكُثُوۡۤا اِنِّىۡۤ اٰنَسۡتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّىۡۤ اٰتِيۡكُمۡ مِّنۡهَا بِقَبَسٍ اَوۡ اَجِدُ عَلَى النَّارِ هُدًى‏ 
Ith raa naran faqalali-ahlihi omkuthoo innee anastu naran laAAallee ateekumminha biqabasin aw ajidu AAala annarihuda

27:22:1027surahفَمَكَثَ غَيۡرَ بَعِيۡدٍ فَقَالَ اَحَطْتُ بِمَا لَمۡ تُحِطۡ بِهٖ وَجِئۡتُكَ مِنۡ سَبَاٍۭ بِنَبَاٍ يَّقِيۡنٍ‏ 
Famakatha ghayra baAAeedin faqala ahattubima lam tuhit bihi waji/tuka min saba-inbinaba-in yaqeen

28:29:14028surahفَلَمَّا قَضٰى مُوۡسَى الۡاَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِاَهۡلِهٖۤ اٰنَسَ مِنۡ جَانِبِ الطُّوۡرِ نَارًا‌ۚ قَالَ لِاَهۡلِهِ امۡكُثُوۡۤا اِنِّىۡۤ اٰنَسۡتُ نَارًا‌ لَّعَلِّىۡۤ اٰتِيۡكُمۡ مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ اَوۡ جَذۡوَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُوۡنَ‏ 
Falamma qada moosaal-ajala wasara bi-ahlihi anasa min janibi attoorinaran qala li-ahlihi omkuthoo innee anastu naranlaAAallee ateekum minha bikhabarin aw jathwatinmina annari laAAallakum tastaloon

مُكْث(once as Noun)

17:106:7017surahوَقُرۡاٰنًا فَرَقۡنٰهُ لِتَقۡرَاَهٗ عَلَى النَّاسِ عَلٰى مُكۡثٍ وَّنَزَّلۡنٰهُ تَنۡزِيۡلاً‏ 
Waqur-anan faraqnahulitaqraahu AAala annasi AAalamukthin wanazzalnahu tanzeela

مَّٰكِثِين(once as Noun)

18:3:1018surahمَّاكِثِيۡنَ فِيۡهِ اَبَدًاۙ‏ 
Makitheena feehi abada

43:77:8043surahوَنَادَوۡا يٰمٰلِكُ لِيَقۡضِ عَلَيۡنَا رَبُّكَ‌ؕ قَالَ اِنَّكُمۡ مّٰكِثُوۡنَ‏ 
Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdiAAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoon

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