Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
أشر
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root أشر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root أشر (Ashr) primarily means to saw wood. It also describes a woman filing her teeth to make them serrated.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʾa-sh-r
Listen: ٱلْأَشِرُ 54:26
Root letters: أ — ش — ر

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root أشر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root أشر appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Moon 54:25 Noun
أَءُلۡقِیَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَیۡهِ مِنۢ بَیۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرࣱ ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
The Moon 54:26 Noun
سَیَعۡلَمُونَ غَدࣰا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar

Derived Forms (2)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْأَشِرُ lʾaashiru Noun
أَشِرٌ ʾaashirun Noun