Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عري
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عري primarily means to be or become naked, bare, or unclothed. It can also refer to being devoid of something, like a place being bare of vegetation or a person being without possessions.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-r-y
Listen: بِٱلْعَرَآءِ 68:49
Root letters: ع — ر — ي

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (2) · Verb (1)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:145 Noun
۞ فَنَبَذۡنَـٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ سَقِیمࣱ ۝١٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill
The Pen 68:49 Noun
لَّوۡلَاۤ أَن تَدَ ٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومࣱ ۝٤٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
بِٱلْعَرَآءِ bilʿaraāʾi Noun
تَعْرَىٰ taʿraā Verb