سخر
s-kh-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root سخر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root سخر (s-kh-r) primarily means to compel or constrain someone or something to work without compensation.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
s-kh-r
Listen:
سَخَّرَهَا
69:7
Root letters:
س — خ — ر
Word Family Tree (23 forms)
All word forms derived from the root سخر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 34×
Noun 8×
Concordance — 42 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root سخر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (28) · Noun (8)
Verb (28 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:38
Verb
وَیَصۡنَعُ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَیۡهِ مَلَأࣱ مِّن قَوۡمِهِۦ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنۡهُۚ قَالَ إِن تَسۡخَرُوا۟ مِنَّا فَإِنَّا نَسۡخَرُ مِنكُمۡ كَمَا تَسۡخَرُونَ ٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And he constructed the ship, and whenever an assembly of the eminent of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, "If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule
The Thunder 13:2
Verb
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ بِغَیۡرِ عَمَدࣲ تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلࣱّ یَجۡرِی لِأَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّىۚ یُدَبِّرُ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ یُفَصِّلُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمۡ تُوقِنُونَ ٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain
Abraham 14:32
Verb
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءࣰ فَأَخۡرَجَ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ رِزۡقࣰا لَّكُمۡۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ لِتَجۡرِیَ فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِأَمۡرِهِۦۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرَ ٣٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and sent down rain from the sky and produced thereby some fruits as provision for you and subjected for you the ships to sail through the sea by His command and subjected for you the rivers
Abraham 14:33
Verb
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ دَاۤىِٕبَیۡنِۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّیۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day
The Bee 16:12
Verb
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّیۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَ ٰتُۢ بِأَمۡرِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَعۡقِلُونَ ١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason
Derived Forms (23)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وَسَخَّرَ | wasakhara | Verb | 11× | |
| سَخَّرَ | sakhara | Verb | 5× | |
| سَخِرُوا۟ | sakhiruwā | Verb | 3× | |
| سَخَّرَهَا | sakharahaā | Verb | 2× | |
| سِخْرِيًّا | sikhriyanā | Noun | 2× | |
| وَيَسْخَرُونَ | wayaskharuwna | Verb | 2× | |
| يَسْخَرْ | yaskhar | Verb | 1× | |
| سُخْرِيًّا | sukhriyanā | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلسَّٰخِرِينَ | lsakhiriyna | Noun | 1× | |
| فَسَخَّرْنَا | fasakharnaā | Verb | 1× |