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ابْتَغَى

ib'taghā

seeks

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Root letters: ب غ يAppears 34 times in the Qur'an#338 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form VIII
Learn it in lesson 34

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form VIIIRoot letters: ب غ ي

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)ٱبْتَغَىٰ5 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَبْتَغِ23 times
  • Command (amr)وَٱبْتَغُوا۟6 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • يَبْتَغُونَseekingyabtaghūna · 6 times
  • وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟and that you may seekwalitabtaghū · 4 times
  • وَٱبْتَغُوا۟and seekwa-ib'taghū · 2 times
  • تَبْتَغُوا۟you seektabtaghū · 2 times
  • لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟that you may seeklitabtaghū · 2 times
  • لِتَبْتَغُوا۟that you may seeklitabtaghū · 2 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ب غ ي — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -

Surah 23:7 — Read full ayah

And whoever desires other than Islām as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.

Surah 3:85 — Read full ayah

O you who have believed, fear Allāh and seek the means [of nearness] to Him and strive in His cause that you may succeed.

Surah 5:35 — Read full ayah