Maana: Essential Quranic Words

Free. No ads. Private. Maana teaches you the words of the Qur'an, starting with the ones you'll meet most. Every feature is free for everyone: every word, every lesson, every review. There are no ads and no trackers, and your progress stays on your phone. Maana is independent. If it helps you, you can choose to become a Maana Supporter (monthly, yearly or once for life) or leave a one-off tip. Supporting unlocks nothing extra: it helps keep Maana free for the next learner, and Supporters get a supporter badge as our thanks. Supporter plans and tips are optional In-App Purchases, not charitable donations, and not tax-deductible. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU RECITE Maana teaches 923 Arabic words of the Qur'an, most frequent first. Together they make up about 8 in 10 of the words you read in the Qur'an, and other words built from the same 515 roots bring that to 87%. You begin with one ayah of Al-Falaq whose four words appear about 4,200 times across the Qur'an, then the short surahs many of us pray with: Al-Falaq, Al-Ikhlāṣ, Al-'Aṣr, Al-Kāfirūn, Al-Fātiḥah, An-Naṣr, Al-Kawthar, An-Nās and Quraysh. Then you carry on into Juz 'Amma and the rest of the list, a few words a day. EVERY WORD, SHOWN IN AN AYAH Each card shows the word in Arabic with its meaning, transliteration and root, how many times it appears in the Qur'an, and an ayah where it is used, with the word highlighted and an English translation (ClearQuran, by Talal Itani). Hear each word recited, and tap Listen to hear the ayah. Where other words share the root, they appear on the card too, so one root opens up a family of words. SEE HOW EACH WORD IS BUILT Tap the highlighted word in the ayah to see how it is built: its prefix, stem and ending, as the Quranic Arabic Corpus analyses it. For many words you can open the root's full entry in Lane's Lexicon. IN YOUR SIGHT Read the starter surahs and the next surahs of Juz 'Amma ayah by ayah, with every word you have learned lit up and the words you are still learning outlined. Read the ayah first and tap when you want the meaning. Maana counts a surah as readable once you know 7 of every 10 of its words, and marks the day each one gets there. REVIEW BEFORE YOU FORGET Spaced review brings each word back just before you are likely to forget it. The cards change as a word settles: first Maana teaches it, then you pick its meaning from four choices, then you recall the meaning yourself, recall the Arabic from the English, recognise the word by sound alone, and find its meaning inside a full ayah. Choose 5 or 10 new words a day when you start, and use Custom study when you want more new words or another look at the ones you find hard. YOUR PROGRESS See what is due today, your retention and your streak, the week ahead, six months of activity, and how many words and root families you know. A QUIET DAILY REMINDER If you want one, Maana sends a single reminder a day, in the morning, midday, afternoon, evening or night, or at a time you choose. It is scheduled on your phone. BUILT TO KNOW LITTLE ABOUT YOU • No sign-up needed. Sign in with Apple, Google or email only if you want to. • Your words, reviews and streak are stored on your phone and are not uploaded. • No ads, and no ad or analytics tools. • The words, recitation audio and fonts are built into the app, so lessons work without a connection. • Spot a mistake on a card? Report it from the card, and if you ask, Maana lets you know when it has been fixed. • Light and dark themes: follow your phone, or switch with one tap. Maana is a learning aid. Its meanings are simplified for learners and are not a substitute for a full translation, tafsir or a qualified teacher. Terms of Use: https://getmaana.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getmaana.com/privacy