Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عذب
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 51 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عذب (Edhb) primarily refers to motes or particles floating on water, or the green substance (طُحْلُب) found in water.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-dh-b
Listen: يُعَذِّبُ 89:25
Root letters: ع — ذ — ب

Word Family Tree (38 forms)

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

Noun 185× Verb 15×

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

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

Noun (176) · Verb (15)

Noun (176 verses — showing first 5)

Mary 19:79 Noun
كَلَّاۚ سَنَكۡتُبُ مَا یَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ مَدࣰّا ۝٧٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): No! We will record what he says and extend for him from the punishment extensively
Ta Ha 20:127 Noun
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ نَجۡزِی مَنۡ أَسۡرَفَ وَلَمۡ یُؤۡمِنۢ بِءَایَـٰتِ رَبِّهِۦۚ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبۡقَىٰۤ ۝١٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring
Ta Ha 20:134 Noun
وَلَوۡ أَنَّاۤ أَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهُم بِعَذَابࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوۡلَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡتَ إِلَیۡنَا رَسُولࣰا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَایَـٰتِكَ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخۡزَىٰ ۝١٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses before we were humiliated and disgraced?"
Ta Ha 20:48 Noun
إِنَّا قَدۡ أُوحِیَ إِلَیۡنَاۤ أَنَّ ٱلۡعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ۝٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.' "
Ta Ha 20:61 Noun
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَیۡلَكُمۡ لَا تَفۡتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰا فَیُسۡحِتَكُم بِعَذَابࣲۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ ۝٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Moses said to the magicians summoned by Pharaoh, "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allah or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."

Derived Forms (38)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
عَذَابٌ ʿadhaābun Noun 33×
ٱلْعَذَابِ lʿadhaābi Noun 23×
عَذَابَ ʿadhaāba Noun 21×
عَذَابًا ʿadhaābanā Noun 19×
ٱلْعَذَابَ lʿadhaāba Noun 13×
ٱلْعَذَابُ lʿadhaābu Noun 11×
عَذَابٍ ʿadhaābin Noun 10×
عَذَابِ ʿadhaābi Noun 10×
عَذَابُ ʿadhaābu Noun
بِعَذَابٍ biʿadhaābin Noun