طير
ṭ-y-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root طير across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root طير (ṭyr) primarily refers to anything that flies, like a bird or insect. It can also denote an omen, either good or bad, or one's fortune or destiny.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ṭ-y-r
Listen:
طَيْرًا
105:3
Root letters:
ط — ي — ر
Word Family Tree (19 forms)
All word forms derived from the root طير as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 25×
Verb 4×
Concordance — 29 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root طير appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (23) · Verb (4)
Noun (23 verses — showing first 5)
The Elephant 105:3
Noun
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And He sent against them birds in flocks
Joseph 12:36
Noun
وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجۡنَ فَتَیَانِۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَاۤ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰنِیۤ أَعۡصِرُ خَمۡرࣰاۖ وَقَالَ ٱلۡءَاخَرُ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰنِیۤ أَحۡمِلُ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِی خُبۡزࣰا تَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّیۡرُ مِنۡهُۖ نَبِّئۡنَا بِتَأۡوِیلِهِۦۤۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine." The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good."
Joseph 12:41
Noun
یَـٰصَـٰحِبَیِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ أَمَّاۤ أَحَدُكُمَا فَیَسۡقِی رَبَّهُۥ خَمۡرࣰاۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلۡءَاخَرُ فَیُصۡلَبُ فَتَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّیۡرُ مِن رَّأۡسِهِۦۚ قُضِیَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ ٱلَّذِی فِیهِ تَسۡتَفۡتِیَانِ ٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire."
The Bee 16:79
Noun
أَلَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّیۡرِ مُسَخَّرَ ٰتࣲ فِی جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَا یُمۡسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یُؤۡمِنُونَ ٧٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Do they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allah . Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe
وَكُلَّ إِنسَـٰنٍ أَلۡزَمۡنَـٰهُ طَـٰۤىِٕرَهُۥ فِی عُنُقِهِۦۖ وَنُخۡرِجُ لَهُۥ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ كِتَـٰبࣰا یَلۡقَىٰهُ مَنشُورًا ١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open
Derived Forms (19)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلطَّيْرِ | lṭayri | Noun | 6× | |
| وَٱلطَّيْرَ | walṭayra | Noun | 3× | |
| ٱلطَّيْرُ | lṭayru | Noun | 3× | |
| طَيْرًۢا | ṭayranā | Noun | 2× | |
| طَيْرًا | ṭayranā | Noun | 1× | |
| مُسْتَطِيرًا | mustaṭiyranā | Noun | 1× | |
| طَيْرٍ | ṭayrin | Noun | 1× | |
| طَٰٓئِرُكُم | ṭairukum | Noun | 1× | |
| تَطَيَّرْنَا | taṭayarnaā | Verb | 1× | |
| طَٰٓئِرُكُمْ | ṭairukum | Noun | 1× |