Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ثبر
Parts of Speech
Noun (5×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "thabr" means to confine, restrain, or prevent someone from something. It also means to deny, refuse, or disappoint someone.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: th-b-r
Listen: ثُبُورًا 84:11
Root letters: ث — ب — ر

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:102 Noun
قَالَ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَاۤ أَنزَلَ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ إِلَّا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ بَصَاۤىِٕرَ وَإِنِّی لَأَظُنُّكَ یَـٰفِرۡعَوۡنُ مَثۡبُورࣰا ۝١٠٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Moses] said, "You have already known that none has sent down these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth as evidence, and indeed I think, O Pharaoh, that you are destroyed."
The Criterion, The Standard 25:13 Noun
وَإِذَاۤ أُلۡقُوا۟ مِنۡهَا مَكَانࣰا ضَیِّقࣰا مُّقَرَّنِینَ دَعَوۡا۟ هُنَالِكَ ثُبُورࣰا ۝١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction
The Criterion, The Standard 25:14 Noun
لَّا تَدۡعُوا۟ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ ثُبُورࣰا وَ ٰحِدࣰا وَٱدۡعُوا۟ ثُبُورࣰا كَثِیرࣰا ۝١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [They will be told], "Do not cry this Day for one destruction but cry for much destruction."
The Sundering, Splitting Open 84:11 Noun
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُو ثُبُورًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He will cry out for destructio

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ثُبُورًا thubuwranā Noun
مَثْبُورًا mathbuwranā Noun