Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
زجو
Parts of Speech
Verb (2×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root زجو (zjw) primarily means to push or drive gently, to urge something on. It can refer to making days pass, driving camels, or the wind driving clouds.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: z-j-w
Listen: يُزْجِى 24:43
Root letters: ز — ج — و

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (2) · Noun (1)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:66 Verb
رَّبُّكُمُ ٱلَّذِی یُزۡجِی لَكُمُ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ لِتَبۡتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِیمࣰا ۝٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful
The Light 24:43 Verb
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُزۡجِی سَحَابࣰا ثُمَّ یُؤَلِّفُ بَیۡنَهُۥ ثُمَّ یَجۡعَلُهُۥ رُكَامࣰا فَتَرَى ٱلۡوَدۡقَ یَخۡرُجُ مِنۡ خِلَـٰلِهِۦ وَیُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مِن جِبَالࣲ فِیهَا مِنۢ بَرَدࣲ فَیُصِیبُ بِهِۦ مَن یَشَاۤءُ وَیَصۡرِفُهُۥ عَن مَّن یَشَاۤءُۖ یَكَادُ سَنَا بَرۡقِهِۦ یَذۡهَبُ بِٱلۡأَبۡصَـٰرِ ۝٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Do you not see that Allah drives clouds? Then He brings them together, then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of its lightening almost takes away the eyesight

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يُزْجِى yuzjiā Verb
مُّزْجَىٰةٍ muzjaāhin Noun