ضرب
ḍ-r-b
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ضرب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "Drb" primarily means to strike or beat. It can also mean to set up (a tent), coin (money), seal (a writing), or impose (a tax).Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḍ-r-b
Listen:
يَضْرِبُونَ
73:20
Root letters:
ض — ر — ب
Word Family Tree (32 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ضرب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 55×
Noun 3×
Concordance — 58 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ضرب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (51) · Noun (3)
Verb (51 verses — showing first 5)
The Thunder 13:17
Verb
أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءࣰ فَسَالَتۡ أَوۡدِیَةُۢ بِقَدَرِهَا فَٱحۡتَمَلَ ٱلسَّیۡلُ زَبَدࣰا رَّابِیࣰاۖ وَمِمَّا یُوقِدُونَ عَلَیۡهِ فِی ٱلنَّارِ ٱبۡتِغَاۤءَ حِلۡیَةٍ أَوۡ مَتَـٰعࣲ زَبَدࣱ مِّثۡلُهُۥۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَٱلۡبَـٰطِلَۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلزَّبَدُ فَیَذۡهَبُ جُفَاۤءࣰۖ وَأَمَّا مَا یَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ فَیَمۡكُثُ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ ١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allah presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah present examples
Abraham 14:24
Verb
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَیۡفَ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلࣰا كَلِمَةࣰ طَیِّبَةࣰ كَشَجَرَةࣲ طَیِّبَةٍ أَصۡلُهَا ثَابِتࣱ وَفَرۡعُهَا فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky
Abraham 14:25
Verb
تُؤۡتِیۤ أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِینِۭ بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهَاۗ وَیَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
It produces its fruit all the time, by permission of its Lord. And Allah presents examples for the people that perhaps they will be reminded
Abraham 14:45
Verb
وَسَكَنتُمۡ فِی مَسَـٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوۤا۟ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَتَبَیَّنَ لَكُمۡ كَیۡفَ فَعَلۡنَا بِهِمۡ وَضَرَبۡنَا لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ ٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples."
The Bee 16:112
Verb
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلࣰا قَرۡیَةࣰ كَانَتۡ ءَامِنَةࣰ مُّطۡمَىِٕنَّةࣰ یَأۡتِیهَا رِزۡقُهَا رَغَدࣰا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانࣲ فَكَفَرَتۡ بِأَنۡعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَ ٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلۡجُوعِ وَٱلۡخَوۡفِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَصۡنَعُونَ ١١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And Allah presents an example: a city which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allah . So Allah made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing
Derived Forms (32)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ضَرَبَ | ḍaraba | Verb | 6× | |
| وَضَرَبَ | waḍaraba | Verb | 4× | |
| يَضْرِبُونَ | yaḍribuwna | Verb | 3× | |
| يَضْرِبُ | yaḍribu | Verb | 3× | |
| ضَرَبْنَا | ḍarabnaā | Verb | 3× | |
| وَٱضْرِبْ | waḍrib | Verb | 3× | |
| ٱضْرِب | ḍrib | Verb | 3× | |
| ضَرَبُوا۟ | ḍarabuwā | Verb | 3× | |
| ضَرَبْتُمْ | ḍarabtum | Verb | 3× | |
| نَضْرِبُهَا | naḍribuhaā | Verb | 2× |