عشر
ʿ-sh-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عشر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root عشر (Eshr) primarily means "ten." It's used as عَشَرَةٌ for masculine nouns and عَشْرٌ for feminine nouns.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-sh-r
Listen:
عَشْرٍ
89:2
Root letters:
ع — ش — ر
Word Family Tree (19 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عشر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 26×
Verb 1×
Concordance — 27 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عشر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (25) · Verb (1)
Noun (25 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:13
Noun
أَمۡ یَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ قُلۡ فَأۡتُوا۟ بِعَشۡرِ سُوَرࣲ مِّثۡلِهِۦ مُفۡتَرَیَـٰتࣲ وَٱدۡعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Or do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten surahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah , if you should be truthful."
Joseph 12:4
Noun
إِذۡ قَالَ یُوسُفُ لِأَبِیهِ یَـٰۤأَبَتِ إِنِّی رَأَیۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبࣰا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ رَأَیۡتُهُمۡ لِی سَـٰجِدِینَ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."
Ta Ha 20:103
Noun
یَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَیۡنَهُمۡ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرࣰا ١٠٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."
The Pilgrimage 22:13
Noun
یَدۡعُوا۟ لَمَن ضَرُّهُۥۤ أَقۡرَبُ مِن نَّفۡعِهِۦۚ لَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَلَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡعَشِیرُ ١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate
The Poets 26:214
Noun
وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِیرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِینَ ٢١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred
Derived Forms (19)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| عَشَرَ | ʿashara | Noun | 4× | |
| يَٰمَعْشَرَ | yamaʿshara | Noun | 3× | |
| عَشْرَةَ | ʿashraha | Noun | 3× | |
| عَشْرًا | ʿashranā | Noun | 2× | |
| عَشْرٍ | ʿashrin | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْعِشَارُ | lʿishaāru | Noun | 1× | |
| عَشِيرَتَهُمْ | ʿashiyratahum | Noun | 1× | |
| مِعْشَارَ | miʿshaāra | Noun | 1× | |
| عَشِيرَتَكَ | ʿashiyrataka | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْعَشِيرُ | lʿashiyru | Noun | 1× |