عصر
ʿ-ṣ-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عصر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root 'ESr' primarily means to press or squeeze something to extract its contents, like juice from grapes or water from a cloth.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-ṣ-r
Listen:
وَٱلْعَصْرِ
103:1
Root letters:
ع — ص — ر
Word Family Tree (5 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عصر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 3×
Verb 2×
Concordance — 5 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عصر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (3) · Verb (2)
Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)
وَالْعَصْرِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
By time
The Cow 2:266
Noun
أَیَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمۡ أَن تَكُونَ لَهُۥ جَنَّةࣱ مِّن نَّخِیلࣲ وَأَعۡنَابࣲ تَجۡرِی مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُ لَهُۥ فِیهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ وَأَصَابَهُ ٱلۡكِبَرُ وَلَهُۥ ذُرِّیَّةࣱ ضُعَفَاۤءُ فَأَصَابَهَاۤ إِعۡصَارࣱ فِیهِ نَارࣱ فَٱحۡتَرَقَتۡۗ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یُبَیِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٢٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Would one of you like to have a garden of palm trees and grapevines underneath which rivers flow in which he has from every fruit? But he is afflicted with old age and has weak offspring, and it is hit by a whirlwind containing fire and is burned. Thus does Allah make clear to you [His] verses that you might give thought
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring wate
Derived Forms (5)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وَٱلْعَصْرِ | walʿaṣri | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ | lmuʿṣirati | Noun | 1× | |
| يَعْصِرُونَ | yaʿṣiruwna | Verb | 1× | |
| أَعْصِرُ | ʾaaʿṣiru | Verb | 1× | |
| إِعْصَارٌ | ʾiiʿṣaārun | Noun | 1× |