Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "zhq" primarily means for a soul to depart with difficulty, or for something to perish or become void. It also describes an arrow overshooting its target or a horse outstripping others.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: z-h-q
Listen: زَاهِقٌ 21:18
Root letters: ز — ه — ق

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Verb (3) · Noun (2)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:81 Verb
وَقُلۡ جَاۤءَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلۡبَـٰطِلُۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَـٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقࣰا ۝٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
Repentance 9:55 Verb
فَلَا تُعۡجِبۡكَ أَمۡوَ ٰلُهُمۡ وَلَاۤ أَوۡلَـٰدُهُمۡۚ إِنَّمَا یُرِیدُ ٱللَّهُ لِیُعَذِّبَهُم بِهَا فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَتَزۡهَقَ أَنفُسُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ كَـٰفِرُونَ ۝٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So let not their wealth or their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them through them in worldly life and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers
Repentance 9:85 Verb
وَلَا تُعۡجِبۡكَ أَمۡوَ ٰلُهُمۡ وَأَوۡلَـٰدُهُمۡۚ إِنَّمَا یُرِیدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن یُعَذِّبَهُم بِهَا فِی ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَتَزۡهَقَ أَنفُسُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ كَـٰفِرُونَ ۝٨٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And let not their wealth and their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them through them in this world and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَتَزْهَقَ watazhaqa Verb
زَاهِقٌ zaāhiqun Noun
زَهُوقًا zahuwqanā Noun
وَزَهَقَ wazahaqa Verb