Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عسر
Qur'an Occurrences
12 times across 9 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عسر (Esr) primarily signifies difficulty, hardship, or intricacy in affairs.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-s-r
Listen: ٱلْعُسْرِ 94:6
Root letters: ع — س — ر

Word Family Tree (11 forms)

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

Noun 11× Verb

Concordance — 12 Occurrences

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

Noun (11) · Verb (1)

Noun (11 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:73 Noun
قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنِی بِمَا نَسِیتُ وَلَا تُرۡهِقۡنِی مِنۡ أَمۡرِی عُسۡرࣰا ۝٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Moses] said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not cover me in my matter with difficulty."
The Criterion, The Standard 25:26 Noun
ٱلۡمُلۡكُ یَوۡمَىِٕذٍ ٱلۡحَقُّ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِۚ وَكَانَ یَوۡمًا عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ عَسِیرࣰا ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): True sovereignty, that Day, is for the Most Merciful. And it will be upon the disbelievers a difficult Day
The Cow 2:185 Noun
شَهۡرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِیۤ أُنزِلَ فِیهِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ هُدࣰى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَیِّنَـٰتࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانِۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّهۡرَ فَلۡیَصُمۡهُۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِیضًا أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرࣲ فَعِدَّةࣱ مِّنۡ أَیَّامٍ أُخَرَۗ یُرِیدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡیُسۡرَ وَلَا یُرِیدُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡعُسۡرَ وَلِتُكۡمِلُوا۟ ٱلۡعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ۝١٨٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful
The Cow 2:280 Noun
وَإِن كَانَ ذُو عُسۡرَةࣲ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَیۡسَرَةࣲۚ وَأَن تَصَدَّقُوا۟ خَیۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٢٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But if you give [from your right as] charity, then it is better for you, if you only knew
The Moon 54:8 Noun
مُّهۡطِعِینَ إِلَى ٱلدَّاعِۖ یَقُولُ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا یَوۡمٌ عَسِرࣱ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."

Derived Forms (11)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْعُسْرِ lʿusri Noun
لِلْعُسْرَىٰ lilʿusraā Noun
عَسِيرٌ ʿasiyrun Noun
عُسْرٍ ʿusrin Noun
تَعَاسَرْتُمْ taʿaāsartum Verb
عَسِرٌ ʿasirun Noun
عَسِيرًا ʿasiyranā Noun
عُسْرًا ʿusranā Noun
ٱلْعُسْرَةِ lʿusrahi Noun
عُسْرَةٍ ʿusrahin Noun