أجر
ʾa-j-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أجر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root أجر (Ajr) primarily means recompensing or rewarding someone for their actions. It also refers to hiring someone or letting something for hire, like a house.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-j-r
Listen:
أَجْرٌ
95:6
Root letters:
أ — ج — ر
Word Family Tree (24 forms)
All word forms derived from the root أجر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 105×
Verb 3×
Concordance — 108 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root أجر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (97) · Verb (2)
Noun (97 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:72
Noun
فَإِن تَوَلَّیۡتُمۡ فَمَا سَأَلۡتُكُم مِّنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ وَأُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ ٧٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if you turn away [from my advice] then no payment have I asked of you. My reward is only from Allah , and I have been commanded to be of the Muslims."
Hud 11:11
Noun
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِینَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةࣱ وَأَجۡرࣱ كَبِیرࣱ ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Except for those who are patient and do righteous deeds; those will have forgiveness and great reward
Hud 11:115
Noun
وَٱصۡبِرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا یُضِیعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ١١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And be patient, for indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good
Hud 11:29
Noun
وَیَـٰقَوۡمِ لَاۤ أَسۡءَلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ مَالًاۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَاۤ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ۚ إِنَّهُم مُّلَـٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَـٰكِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰكُمۡ قَوۡمࣰا تَجۡهَلُونَ ٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And O my people, I ask not of you for it any wealth. My reward is not but from Allah . And I am not one to drive away those who have believed. Indeed, they will meet their Lord, but I see that you are a people behaving ignorantly
Hud 11:51
Noun
یَـٰقَوۡمِ لَاۤ أَسۡءَلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ أَجۡرًاۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِی فَطَرَنِیۤۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O my people, I do not ask you for it any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason
Derived Forms (24)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَجْرًا | ʾaajranā | Noun | 22× | |
| أَجْرٌ | ʾaajrun | Noun | 11× | |
| أَجْرٍ | ʾaajrin | Noun | 10× | |
| أَجْرِىَ | ʾaajriāa | Noun | 9× | |
| أَجْرَ | ʾaajra | Noun | 8× | |
| أُجُورَهُنَّ | ʾaujuwrahuna | Noun | 6× | |
| أَجْرُهُمْ | ʾaajruhum | Noun | 6× | |
| وَأَجْرٌ | waʾaajrun | Noun | 5× | |
| أَجْرَهُم | ʾaajrahum | Noun | 5× | |
| أُجُورَهُمْ | ʾaujuwrahum | Noun | 4× |