Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
زجر
Parts of Speech
Noun (5×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root زجر (zjr) primarily means to chide, check, or restrain someone with a cry or rough speech. It also describes driving animals with a specific cry, like camels or sheep.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: z-j-r
Listen: زَجْرَةٌ 79:13
Root letters: ز — ج — ر

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

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

Noun (4) · Verb (1)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:19 Noun
فَإِنَّمَا هِیَ زَجۡرَةࣱ وَ ٰحِدَةࣱ فَإِذَا هُمۡ یَنظُرُونَ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:2 Noun
فَٱلزَّ ٰجِرَ ٰتِ زَجۡرࣰا ۝٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And those who drive [the clouds]
The Moon 54:4 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ جَاۤءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَنۢبَاۤءِ مَا فِیهِ مُزۡدَجَرٌ ۝٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence
Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out 79:13 Noun
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, it will be but one shout

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
زَجْرَةٌ zajrahun Noun
وَٱزْدُجِرَ wazdujira Verb
مُزْدَجَرٌ muzdajarun Noun
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ falzajirati Noun
زَجْرًا zajranā Noun