Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
رجز
Parts of Speech
Noun (10×)
Qur'an Occurrences
10 times across 7 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "rjz" primarily describes a camel's disease. It also refers to reciting a specific poetic meter called "rajaz.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-j-z
Listen: وَٱلرُّجْزَ 74:5
Root letters: ر — ج — ز

Word Family Tree (6 forms)

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

Noun 10×

Concordance — 10 Occurrences

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

Noun (9)

Noun (9 verses — showing first 5)

The Spider 29:34 Noun
إِنَّا مُنزِلُونَ عَلَىٰۤ أَهۡلِ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلۡقَرۡیَةِ رِجۡزࣰا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَفۡسُقُونَ ۝٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, we will bring down on the people of this city punishment from the sky because they have been defiantly disobedient."
The Cow 2:59 Noun
فَبَدَّلَ ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ قَوۡلًا غَیۡرَ ٱلَّذِی قِیلَ لَهُمۡ فَأَنزَلۡنَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رِجۡزࣰا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَفۡسُقُونَ ۝٥٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But those who wronged changed [those words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them, so We sent down upon those who wronged a punishment from the sky because they were defiantly disobeying
Saba, Sheba 34:5 Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ سَعَوۡ فِیۤ ءَایَـٰتِنَا مُعَـٰجِزِینَ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابࣱ مِّن رِّجۡزٍ أَلِیمࣱ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature
The Kneeling, Crouching 45:11 Noun
هَـٰذَا هُدࣰىۖ وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِءَایَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ لَهُمۡ عَذَابࣱ مِّن رِّجۡزٍ أَلِیمٌ ۝١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): This [Qur'an] is guidance. And those who have disbelieved in the verses of their Lord will have a painful punishment of foul nature
The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing a Cloak, The Clothed One 74:5 Noun
وَٱلرُّجۡزَ فَٱهۡجُرۡ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And uncleanliness avoi

Derived Forms (6)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
رِجْزًا rijzanā Noun
رِّجْزٍ rijzin Noun
ٱلرِّجْزَ lrijza Noun
وَٱلرُّجْزَ walrujza Noun
رِجْزَ rijza Noun
ٱلرِّجْزُ lrijzu Noun