Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
روع
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root روع (rwE) primarily means to frighten or cause fear. It can also mean to surprise or take unawares.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-w-ʿ
Listen: ٱلرَّوْعُ 11:74
Root letters: ر — و — ع

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:74 Noun
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ عَنۡ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٱلرَّوۡعُ وَجَاۤءَتۡهُ ٱلۡبُشۡرَىٰ یُجَـٰدِلُنَا فِی قَوۡمِ لُوطٍ ۝٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when the fright had left Abraham and the good tidings had reached him, he began to argue with Us concerning the people of Lot

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلرَّوْعُ lrawʿu Noun