Al-Ikhlas · 112:1
قُلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدٌۚ
Say, ‘He is God the One
قُلْ
qul
The coloured letters are the root — the meaning core. The rest are prefixes, vowels and the pattern. Learn to spot them and you can find the root in a word you've never seen.
- Meaning
- Say
- Part of speech
- Verb (فعل)
- Root
- ق و ل
- Root meaning
- The root ق و ل (qawala) primarily means "to say." It can also mean to assert belief, make a sign with a body part, or even to lie.
- Frequency
- Appears in 1383 verses of the Qur'an
- Dictionary form
- قَالَ
- Verb form
- Form I (فَعَلَ)
- Tense
- Imperative
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Imperative
- Person
- You (2ms)
- Role
- Imperative addressed to the Prophet
- Case
- Imperative (ends in sukūn)
- Grammar
- A command, ‘say’. Who is addressed (you, the Prophet) is carried by the form. The hollow root’s middle ‘w’ (qawala) drops in the imperative, shortening it to qul; it ends in sukūn.
Conjugation
In the present, the prefix carries the subject (I / we / you / he) — no separate pronoun.