Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root درس (drs) primarily means for something to become effaced, erased, or worn out, like traces, houses, or garments.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: d-r-s
Listen: تَدْرُسُونَ 68:37
Root letters: د — ر — س

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

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

Verb (5) · Noun (1)

Verb (5 verses — showing first 5)

Saba, Sheba 34:44 Verb
وَمَاۤ ءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُم مِّن كُتُبࣲ یَدۡرُسُونَهَاۖ وَمَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَاۤ إِلَیۡهِمۡ قَبۡلَكَ مِن نَّذِیرࣲ ۝٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We had not given them any scriptures which they could study, and We had not sent to them before you, [O Muhammad], any warner
The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:79 Verb
مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن یُؤۡتِیَهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ یَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا۟ عِبَادࣰا لِّی مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن كُونُوا۟ رَبَّـٰنِیِّـۧنَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَدۡرُسُونَ ۝٧٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is not for a human [prophet] that Allah should give him the Scripture and authority and prophethood and then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me rather than Allah ," but [instead, he would say], "Be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Scripture and because of what you have studied."
The Pen 68:37 Verb
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَـٰبࣱ فِیهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or do you have a scripture in which you lear
Cattle, Livestock 6:105 Verb
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ وَلِیَقُولُوا۟ دَرَسۡتَ وَلِنُبَیِّنَهُۥ لِقَوۡمࣲ یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝١٠٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And thus do We diversify the verses so the disbelievers will say, "You have studied," and so We may make the Qur'an clear for a people who know
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:169 Verb
فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ خَلۡفࣱ وَرِثُوا۟ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ یَأۡخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰ وَیَقُولُونَ سَیُغۡفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن یَأۡتِهِمۡ عَرَضࣱ مِّثۡلُهُۥ یَأۡخُذُوهُۚ أَلَمۡ یُؤۡخَذۡ عَلَیۡهِم مِّیثَـٰقُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ أَن لَّا یَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا۟ مَا فِیهِۗ وَٱلدَّارُ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةُ خَیۡرࣱ لِّلَّذِینَ یَتَّقُونَۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ۝١٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And there followed them successors who inherited the Scripture [while] taking the commodities of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if an offer like it comes to them, they will [again] take it. Was not the covenant of the Scripture taken from them that they would not say about Allah except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allah , so will you not use reason

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَدْرُسُونَ tadrusuwna Verb
يَدْرُسُونَهَا yadrusuwnahaā Verb
وَدَرَسُوا۟ wadarasuwā Verb
دِرَاسَتِهِمْ diraāsatihim Noun
دَرَسْتَ darasta Verb