Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
دهر
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root دهر (dahr) primarily means "time," specifically a long, indefinite period, or even eternity. It can also refer to a shorter duration, or metaphorically, to fate or fortune.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: d-h-r
Listen: ٱلدَّهْرِ 76:1
Root letters: د — ه — ر

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Kneeling, Crouching 45:24 Noun
وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هِیَ إِلَّا حَیَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡیَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡیَا وَمَا یُهۡلِكُنَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهۡرُۚ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَ ٰلِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا یَظُنُّونَ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming
Man 76:1 Noun
هَلۡ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنِ حِینࣱ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهۡرِ لَمۡ یَكُن شَیۡءࣰا مَّذۡكُورًا ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلدَّهْرِ ldahri Noun
ٱلدَّهْرُ ldahru Noun