ضيق
ḍ-y-q
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root ضيق across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root ضيق (Dyq) primarily means to be or become narrow or strait, the opposite of spacious.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḍ-y-q
Listen:
لِتُضَيِّقُوا۟
65:6
Root letters:
ض — ي — ق
Word Family Tree (9 forms)
All word forms derived from the root ضيق as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 8×
Noun 5×
Concordance — 13 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ضيق appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (7) · Noun (5)
Verb (7 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:77
Verb
وَلَمَّا جَاۤءَتۡ رُسُلُنَا لُوطࣰا سِیۤءَ بِهِمۡ وَضَاقَ بِهِمۡ ذَرۡعࣰا وَقَالَ هَـٰذَا یَوۡمٌ عَصِیبࣱ ٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when Our messengers, [the angels], came to Lot, he was anguished for them and felt for them great discomfort and said, "This is a trying day."
وَلَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ أَنَّكَ یَضِیقُ صَدۡرُكَ بِمَا یَقُولُونَ ٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say
The Poets 26:13
Verb
وَیَضِیقُ صَدۡرِی وَلَا یَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِی فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَـٰرُونَ ١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron
The Spider 29:33
Verb
وَلَمَّاۤ أَن جَاۤءَتۡ رُسُلُنَا لُوطࣰا سِیۤءَ بِهِمۡ وَضَاقَ بِهِمۡ ذَرۡعࣰاۖ وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفۡ وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَكَ كَانَتۡ مِنَ ٱلۡغَـٰبِرِینَ ٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she is to be of those who remain behind
Divorce 65:6
Verb
أَسۡكِنُوهُنَّ مِنۡ حَیۡثُ سَكَنتُم مِّن وُجۡدِكُمۡ وَلَا تُضَاۤرُّوهُنَّ لِتُضَیِّقُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِنَّۚ وَإِن كُنَّ أُو۟لَـٰتِ حَمۡلࣲ فَأَنفِقُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِنَّ حَتَّىٰ یَضَعۡنَ حَمۡلَهُنَّۚ فَإِنۡ أَرۡضَعۡنَ لَكُمۡ فَءَاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَأۡتَمِرُوا۟ بَیۡنَكُم بِمَعۡرُوفࣲۖ وَإِن تَعَاسَرۡتُمۡ فَسَتُرۡضِعُ لَهُۥۤ أُخۡرَىٰ ٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Lodge them [in a section] of where you dwell out of your means and do not harm them in order to oppress them. And if they should be pregnant, then spend on them until they give birth. And if they breastfeed for you, then give them their payment and confer among yourselves in the acceptable way; but if you are in discord, then there may breastfeed for the father another woman
Derived Forms (9)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وَضَاقَ | waḍaāqa | Verb | 2× | |
| ضَيْقٍ | ḍayqin | Noun | 2× | |
| ضَيِّقًا | ḍayiqanā | Noun | 2× | |
| وَضَاقَتْ | waḍaāqat | Verb | 2× | |
| لِتُضَيِّقُوا۟ | lituḍayiquwā | Verb | 1× | |
| وَيَضِيقُ | wayaḍiyqu | Verb | 1× | |
| يَضِيقُ | yaḍiyqu | Verb | 1× | |
| وَضَآئِقٌۢ | waḍaāiqun | Noun | 1× | |
| ضَاقَتْ | ḍaāqat | Verb | 1× |