QuranicWords

كَهْف kahf – “cave”

A Qur'anic Arabic noun from the root ك-ه-ف that occurs 6 times in the Qur'an. It is word #1,104 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
cave
Type
Noun (Ism)
Root
ك-ه-ف
In the Qur'an
6 times
Frequency rank
#1,104 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 5: Common Nouns, section 8, lesson 9

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishcave
বাংলাগুহার
اردوغار
हिन्दीग़ार
Bahasa Indonesiagua
TürkçeKehf
فارسیغار
Françaisgrotte

In the Qur'an: Al-Kahf 18:11

فَضَرَبۡنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ فِي ٱلۡكَهۡفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدٗا

English

So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.

বাংলা

অতঃপর আমরা তাদেরকে গুহায় কয়েক বছর ঘুমন্ত অবস্থায় রাখলাম,

اردو

تو ہم نے تھپکی دے دی ان کے کانوں پر غار میں کئی سال کے لیے

हिन्दी

तो हमने उन्हें गुफा में सुला दिया कई वर्षों तक।

Bahasa Indonesia

Maka Kami tutup telinga mereka beberapa tahun dalam gua itu,

Türkçe

Bunun üzerine biz de o mağarada onların kulaklarına nice yıllar perde koyduk (uykuya daldırdık.)

فارسی

پس (ما پرده‌های خواب را) در غار بر گوش‌هایشان زدیم، و سال‌ها در خواب فرو رفتند.

Français

Alors, Nous avons assourdi leurs oreilles, dans la caverne pendant de nombreuses années.

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.