Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root بَطِرَ (baṭira) primarily means to exult excessively, behave insolently, and be ungrateful, often due to wealth. It implies a lack of thankfulness and a turning away from what is right.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: b-ṭ-r
Listen: بَطِرَتْ 28:58
Root letters: ب — ط — ر

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Verb (1) · Noun (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:58 Verb
وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡیَةِۭ بَطِرَتۡ مَعِیشَتَهَاۖ فَتِلۡكَ مَسَـٰكِنُهُمۡ لَمۡ تُسۡكَن مِّنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰاۖ وَكُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡوَ ٰرِثِینَ ۝٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its [way of] living, and those are their dwellings which have not been inhabited after them except briefly. And it is We who were the inheritors

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
بَطِرَتْ baṭirat Verb
بَطَرًا baṭaranā Noun