أرض
ʾa-r-ḍ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root أرض across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "أرض" (ArD) primarily refers to the earth, ground, or land. It can denote the planet, a country, or a piece of soil.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʾa-r-ḍ
Listen:
ٱلْأَرْضُ
99:2
Root letters:
أ — ر — ض
Word Family Tree (13 forms)
All word forms derived from the root أرض as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 200×
Concordance — 200 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root أرض appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (192)
Noun (192 verses — showing first 5)
۞ وَإِذَا وَقَعَ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَیۡهِمۡ أَخۡرَجۡنَا لَهُمۡ دَاۤبَّةࣰ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلنَّاسَ كَانُوا۟ بِءَایَـٰتِنَا لَا یُوقِنُونَ ٨٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when the word befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain [in faith]
وَیَوۡمَ یُنفَخُ فِی ٱلصُّورِ فَفَزِعَ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا مَن شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَكُلٌّ أَتَوۡهُ دَ ٰخِرِینَ ٨٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [warn of] the Day the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified except whom Allah wills. And all will come to Him humbled
فَلَمَّاۤ أَنۡ أَرَادَ أَن یَبۡطِشَ بِٱلَّذِی هُوَ عَدُوࣱّ لَّهُمَا قَالَ یَـٰمُوسَىٰۤ أَتُرِیدُ أَن تَقۡتُلَنِی كَمَا قَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسَۢا بِٱلۡأَمۡسِۖ إِن تُرِیدُ إِلَّاۤ أَن تَكُونَ جَبَّارࣰا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا تُرِیدُ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُصۡلِحِینَ ١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when he wanted to strike the one who was an enemy to both of them, he said, "O Moses, do you intend to kill me as you killed someone yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land and do not want to be of the amenders."
وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَیۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَظَنُّوۤا۟ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَیۡنَا لَا یُرۡجَعُونَ ٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us
إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ عَلَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهۡلَهَا شِیَعࣰا یَسۡتَضۡعِفُ طَاۤىِٕفَةࣰ مِّنۡهُمۡ یُذَبِّحُ أَبۡنَاۤءَهُمۡ وَیَسۡتَحۡیِۦ نِسَاۤءَهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِینَ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters
Derived Forms (13)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْأَرْضِ | lʾaarḍi | Noun | 84× | |
| وَٱلْأَرْضِ | walʾaarḍi | Noun | 48× | |
| ٱلْأَرْضَ | lʾaarḍa | Noun | 23× | |
| وَٱلْأَرْضَ | walʾaarḍa | Noun | 23× | |
| ٱلْأَرْضُ | lʾaarḍu | Noun | 12× | |
| وَٱلْأَرْضُ | walʾaarḍu | Noun | 3× | |
| وَلِلْأَرْضِ | walilʾaarḍi | Noun | 1× | |
| وَأَرْضُ | waʾaarḍu | Noun | 1× | |
| وَأَرْضًا | waʾaarḍanā | Noun | 1× | |
| أَرْضَهُمْ | ʾaarḍahum | Noun | 1× |