ضرع
ḍ-r-ʿ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ضرع across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root ضرع (DrE) primarily describes a female animal's udder filling with milk before birth. It also means to lower, humble, or abase someone, often due to hardship like poverty or illness.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḍ-r-ʿ
Listen:
ضَرِيعٍ
88:6
Root letters:
ض — ر — ع
Word Family Tree (5 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ضرع as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 4×
Verb 4×
Concordance — 8 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ضرع appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (4) · Verb (4)
Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)
قُلۡ مَن یُنَجِّیكُم مِّن ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ تَدۡعُونَهُۥ تَضَرُّعࣰا وَخُفۡیَةࣰ لَّىِٕنۡ أَنجَىٰنَا مِنۡ هَـٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِینَ ٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be among the thankful.' "
وَٱذۡكُر رَّبَّكَ فِی نَفۡسِكَ تَضَرُّعࣰا وَخِیفَةࣰ وَدُونَ ٱلۡجَهۡرِ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡءَاصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡغَـٰفِلِینَ ٢٠٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And remember your Lord within yourself in humility and in fear without being apparent in speech - in the mornings and the evenings. And do not be among the heedless
ٱدۡعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمۡ تَضَرُّعࣰا وَخُفۡیَةًۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا یُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُعۡتَدِینَ ٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors
لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plan
Derived Forms (5)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| تَضَرُّعًا | taḍaruʿanā | Noun | 3× | |
| يَتَضَرَّعُونَ | yataḍaraʿuwna | Verb | 2× | |
| ضَرِيعٍ | ḍariyʿin | Noun | 1× | |
| يَضَّرَّعُونَ | yaḍaraʿuwna | Verb | 1× | |
| تَضَرَّعُوا۟ | taḍaraʿuwā | Verb | 1× |