Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
شعر
Qur'an Occurrences
42 times across 23 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    A "shi'ar" is a distinguishing mark or sign, like a battle cry or banner, used to identify groups.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-ʿ-r
Listen: شَاعِرٍ 69:41
Root letters: ش — ع — ر

Word Family Tree (15 forms)

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

Verb 29× Noun 13×

Concordance — 42 Occurrences

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

Verb (27) · Noun (13)

Verb (27 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:107 Verb
أَفَأَمِنُوۤا۟ أَن تَأۡتِیَهُمۡ غَـٰشِیَةࣱ مِّنۡ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡ تَأۡتِیَهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغۡتَةࣰ وَهُمۡ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ۝١٠٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then do they feel secure that there will not come to them an overwhelming [aspect] of the punishment of Allah or that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive
Joseph 12:15 Verb
فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَجۡمَعُوۤا۟ أَن یَجۡعَلُوهُ فِی غَیَـٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّۚ وَأَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَیۡهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمۡرِهِمۡ هَـٰذَا وَهُمۡ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ۝١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well... But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while they do not perceive [your identity]."
The Bee 16:21 Verb
أَمۡوَ ٰتٌ غَیۡرُ أَحۡیَاۤءࣲۖ وَمَا یَشۡعُرُونَ أَیَّانَ یُبۡعَثُونَ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They are, [in fact], dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected
The Bee 16:26 Verb
قَدۡ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنۡیَـٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلسَّقۡفُ مِن فَوۡقِهِمۡ وَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَیۡثُ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Those before them had already plotted, but Allah came at their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive
The Bee 16:45 Verb
أَفَأَمِنَ ٱلَّذِینَ مَكَرُوا۟ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِ أَن یَخۡسِفَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ أَوۡ یَأۡتِیَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَیۡثُ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then, do those who have planned evil deeds feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the punishment will not come upon them from where they do not perceive

Derived Forms (15)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿuruwna Verb 23×
تَشْعُرُونَ tashʿuruwna Verb
شَاعِرٌ shaāʿirun Noun
شَعَٰٓئِرَ shaʿaira Noun
شَاعِرٍ shaāʿirin Noun
ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ lshiʿraā Noun
لِشَاعِرٍ lishaāʿirin Noun
ٱلشِّعْرَ lshiʿra Noun
وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ walshuʿaraāʾu Noun
شَعَٰٓئِرِ shaʿairi Noun