Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
خرص
Parts of Speech
Verb (4×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root خَرص (khrS) primarily means to estimate or conjecture, especially regarding palm fruit. This can extend to any speech based on opinion rather than certainty.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-r-ṣ
Listen: ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ 51:10
Root letters: خ — ر — ص

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Verb (4) · Noun (1)

Verb (4 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:66 Verb
أَلَاۤ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَمَا یَتَّبِعُ ٱلَّذِینَ یَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُرَكَاۤءَۚ إِن یَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا یَخۡرُصُونَ ۝٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Unquestionably, to Allah belongs whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth. And those who invoke other than Allah do not [actually] follow [His] "partners." They follow not except assumption, and they are not but falsifyin
Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:20 Verb
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوۡ شَاۤءَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ مَا عَبَدۡنَـٰهُمۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَ ٰلِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا یَخۡرُصُونَ ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying
Cattle, Livestock 6:116 Verb
وَإِن تُطِعۡ أَكۡثَرَ مَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ یُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِن یَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا یَخۡرُصُونَ ۝١١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allah . They follow not except assumption, and they are not but falsifying
Cattle, Livestock 6:148 Verb
سَیَقُولُ ٱلَّذِینَ أَشۡرَكُوا۟ لَوۡ شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُ مَاۤ أَشۡرَكۡنَا وَلَاۤ ءَابَاۤؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمۡنَا مِن شَیۡءࣲۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ حَتَّىٰ ذَاقُوا۟ بَأۡسَنَاۗ قُلۡ هَلۡ عِندَكُم مِّنۡ عِلۡمࣲ فَتُخۡرِجُوهُ لَنَاۤۖ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا تَخۡرُصُونَ ۝١٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Those who associated with Allah will say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have associated [anything] and neither would our fathers, nor would we have prohibited anything." Likewise did those before deny until they tasted Our punishment. Say, "Do you have any knowledge that you can produce for us? You follow not except assumption, and you are not but falsifying."

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَخْرُصُونَ yakhruṣuwna Verb
ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ lkharaṣuwna Noun
تَخْرُصُونَ takhruṣuwna Verb