خشي
kh-sh-y
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root خشي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root خشي primarily signifies fear, particularly a reverential fear or awe of God. It implies being humbled and submissive due to this fear, often leading to avoidance of what is feared.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
kh-sh-y
Listen:
خَشِىَ
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Root letters:
خ — ش — ي
Word Family Tree (33 forms)
All word forms derived from the root خشي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 40×
Noun 8×
Concordance — 48 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root خشي appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (34) · Noun (7)
Verb (34 verses — showing first 5)
The Thunder 13:21
Verb
وَٱلَّذِینَ یَصِلُونَ مَاۤ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦۤ أَن یُوصَلَ وَیَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُمۡ وَیَخَافُونَ سُوۤءَ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And those who join that which Allah has ordered to be joined and fear their Lord and are afraid of the evil of [their] account
The Cave 18:80
Verb
وَأَمَّا ٱلۡغُلَـٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤۡمِنَیۡنِ فَخَشِینَاۤ أَن یُرۡهِقَهُمَا طُغۡیَـٰنࣰا وَكُفۡرࣰا ٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief
Ta Ha 20:3
Verb
إِلَّا تَذۡكِرَةࣰ لِّمَن یَخۡشَىٰ ٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But only as a reminder for those who fear [ Allah ]
Ta Ha 20:44
Verb
فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوۡلࣰا لَّیِّنࣰا لَّعَلَّهُۥ یَتَذَكَّرُ أَوۡ یَخۡشَىٰ ٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [ Allah ]."
Ta Ha 20:77
Verb
وَلَقَدۡ أَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِی فَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُمۡ طَرِیقࣰا فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ یَبَسࣰا لَّا تَخَـٰفُ دَرَكࣰا وَلَا تَخۡشَىٰ ٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."
Derived Forms (33)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| يَخْشَوْنَ | yakhshawna | Verb | 6× | |
| يَخْشَىٰ | yakhshaā | Verb | 4× | |
| خَشِىَ | khashiāa | Verb | 3× | |
| خَشْيَةِ | khashyahi | Noun | 3× | |
| خَشْيَةَ | khashyaha | Noun | 2× | |
| وَٱخْشَوْنِ | wakhshawni | Verb | 2× | |
| تَخْشَوْهُمْ | takhshawhum | Verb | 2× | |
| يَخْشَىٰهَا | yakhshaāhaā | Verb | 1× | |
| يَخْشَىٰٓ | yakhshaā | Verb | 1× | |
| فَتَخْشَىٰ | fatakhshaā | Verb | 1× |