Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سعر
Qur'an Occurrences
19 times across 15 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root سعر primarily means to kindle or stir fire, making it burn brightly. Tropically, it extends to igniting war, exciting mischief, or causing widespread harm.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-ʿ-r
Listen: سَعِيرًا 84:12
Root letters: س — ع — ر

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Noun 18× Verb

Concordance — 19 Occurrences

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

Noun (18) · Verb (1)

Noun (18 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:97 Noun
وَمَن یَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن یُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ مِن دُونِهِۦۖ وَنَحۡشُرُهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ عُمۡیࣰا وَبُكۡمࣰا وَصُمࣰّاۖ مَّأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتۡ زِدۡنَـٰهُمۡ سَعِیرࣰا ۝٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire
The Pilgrimage 22:4 Noun
كُتِبَ عَلَیۡهِ أَنَّهُۥ مَن تَوَلَّاهُ فَأَنَّهُۥ یُضِلُّهُۥ وَیَهۡدِیهِ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِیرِ ۝٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It has been decreed for every devil that whoever turns to him - he will misguide him and will lead him to the punishment of the Blaze
The Criterion, The Standard 25:11 Noun
بَلۡ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلسَّاعَةِۖ وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لِمَن كَذَّبَ بِٱلسَّاعَةِ سَعِیرًا ۝١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze
Luqman, Lukman 31:21 Noun
وَإِذَا قِیلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلۡ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ ءَابَاۤءَنَاۤۚ أَوَ لَوۡ كَانَ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ یَدۡعُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِیرِ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers." Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze
The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces, The Allies 33:64 Noun
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَنَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمۡ سَعِیرًا ۝٦٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, Allah has cursed the disbelievers and prepared for them a Blaze

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلسَّعِيرِ lsaʿiyri Noun
سَعِيرًا saʿiyranā Noun
وَسُعُرٍ wasuʿurin Noun
سُعِّرَتْ suʿirat Verb
وَسَعِيرًا wasaʿiyranā Noun