Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عسعس
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The primary meaning of عسعس (EsEs) refers to the coming on of darkness, or the beginning of light.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-s-ʿ-s
Listen: عَسْعَسَ 81:17
Root letters: ع — س — ع — س

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Overthrowing, The Cessation 81:17 Verb
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And by the night as it closes i

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
عَسْعَسَ ʿasʿasa Verb