رصد
r-ṣ-d
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root رصد across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root رصد (rSd) refers to lying in wait or watching, often for an enemy, or a place for such. It can also mean a road or way.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
r-ṣ-d
Listen:
لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
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Root letters:
ر — ص — د
Word Family Tree (6 forms)
All word forms derived from the root رصد as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 6×
Concordance — 6 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root رصد appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (6)
Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)
The Jinn 72:27
Noun
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولࣲ فَإِنَّهُۥ یَسۡلُكُ مِنۢ بَیۡنِ یَدَیۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦ رَصَدࣰا ٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observer
The Jinn 72:9
Noun
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِۖ فَمَن یَسۡتَمِعِ ٱلۡءَانَ یَجِدۡ لَهُۥ شِهَابࣰا رَّصَدࣰا ٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wai
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, your Lord is in observation
Repentance 9:107
Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مَسۡجِدࣰا ضِرَارࣰا وَكُفۡرࣰا وَتَفۡرِیقَۢا بَیۡنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ وَإِرۡصَادࣰا لِّمَنۡ حَارَبَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُۚ وَلَیَحۡلِفُنَّ إِنۡ أَرَدۡنَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۖ وَٱللَّهُ یَشۡهَدُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ ١٠٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [there are] those [hypocrites] who took for themselves a mosque for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers and as a station for whoever had warred against Allah and His Messenger before. And they will surely swear, "We intended only the best." And Allah testifies that indeed they are liars
Derived Forms (6)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ | labilmirṣaādi | Noun | 1× | |
| مِرْصَادًا | mirṣaādanā | Noun | 1× | |
| رَصَدًا | raṣadanā | Noun | 1× | |
| رَّصَدًا | raṣadanā | Noun | 1× | |
| وَإِرْصَادًا | waʾiirṣaādanā | Noun | 1× | |
| مَرْصَدٍ | marṣadin | Noun | 1× |