Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root شكو (shkw) primarily means to complain or show grief. It can refer to complaining about a person, a situation, or an illness.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-k-w
Listen: وَتَشْتَكِىٓ 58:1
Root letters: ش — ك — و

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

All word forms derived from the root شكو 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 شكو appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (2) · Noun (1)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:86 Verb
قَالَ إِنَّمَاۤ أَشۡكُوا۟ بَثِّی وَحُزۡنِیۤ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعۡلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٨٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah , and I know from Allah that which you do not know
She That Disputeth, The Pleading Woman, She Who Pleaded 58:1 Verb
۞ قَدۡ سَمِعَ ٱللَّهُ قَوۡلَ ٱلَّتِی تُجَـٰدِلُكَ فِی زَوۡجِهَا وَتَشۡتَكِیۤ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ یَسۡمَعُ تَحَاوُرَكُمَاۤۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِیعُۢ بَصِیرٌ ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Certainly has Allah heard the speech of the one who argues with you, [O Muhammad], concerning her husband and directs her complaint to Allah . And Allah hears your dialogue; indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَتَشْتَكِىٓ watashtakiā Verb
كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ kamishkawhin Noun
أَشْكُوا۟ ʾaashkuwā Verb