Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عثو
Parts of Speech
Verb (5×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عثو (ʿathaw) primarily means to act corruptly or make mischief, often to an extreme degree. It can also refer to acting wrongfully or unjustly.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-th-w
Listen: تَعْثَوْا۟ 29:36
Root letters: ع — ث — و

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root عثو as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root عثو appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (5)

Verb (5 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:85 Verb
وَیَـٰقَوۡمِ أَوۡفُوا۟ ٱلۡمِكۡیَالَ وَٱلۡمِیزَانَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖ وَلَا تَبۡخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡیَاۤءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِینَ ۝٨٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And O my people, give full measure and weight in justice and do not deprive the people of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption
The Poets 26:183 Verb
وَلَا تَبۡخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡیَاۤءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِینَ ۝١٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption
The Spider 29:36 Verb
وَإِلَىٰ مَدۡیَنَ أَخَاهُمۡ شُعَیۡبࣰا فَقَالَ یَـٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱرۡجُوا۟ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ ٱلۡءَاخِرَ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِینَ ۝٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
The Cow 2:60 Verb
۞ وَإِذِ ٱسۡتَسۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ فَقُلۡنَا ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡحَجَرَۖ فَٱنفَجَرَتۡ مِنۡهُ ٱثۡنَتَا عَشۡرَةَ عَیۡنࣰاۖ قَدۡ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسࣲ مَّشۡرَبَهُمۡۖ كُلُوا۟ وَٱشۡرَبُوا۟ مِن رِّزۡقِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِینَ ۝٦٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, "Strike with your staff the stone." And there gushed forth from it twelve springs, and every people knew its watering place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allah , and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:74 Verb
وَٱذۡكُرُوۤا۟ إِذۡ جَعَلَكُمۡ خُلَفَاۤءَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ عَادࣲ وَبَوَّأَكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِن سُهُولِهَا قُصُورࣰا وَتَنۡحِتُونَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ بُیُوتࣰاۖ فَٱذۡكُرُوۤا۟ ءَالَاۤءَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِینَ ۝٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And remember when He made you successors after the 'Aad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allah and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَعْثَوْا۟ taʿthawā Verb