Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
عوج
Parts of Speech
Noun (9×)
Qur'an Occurrences
9 times across 7 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root عوج (Ewj) primarily describes something becoming crooked or bent. It can refer to physical objects, like a stick, or abstract concepts, like an affair becoming difficult.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ʿ-w-j
Listen: عِوَجٍ 39:28
Root letters: ع — و — ج

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 9 Occurrences

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

Noun (9)

Noun (9 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:19 Noun
ٱلَّذِینَ یَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِ وَیَبۡغُونَهَا عِوَجࣰا وَهُم بِٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَـٰفِرُونَ ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Who averted [people] from the way of Allah and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they, concerning the Hereafter, were disbelievers
Abraham 14:3 Noun
ٱلَّذِینَ یَسۡتَحِبُّونَ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡیَا عَلَى ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ وَیَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِ وَیَبۡغُونَهَا عِوَجًاۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ فِی ضَلَـٰلِۭ بَعِیدࣲ ۝٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The ones who prefer the worldly life over the Hereafter and avert [people] from the way of Allah , seeking to make it (seem) deviant. Those are in extreme error
The Cave 18:1 Noun
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَلَمۡ یَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَاۜ ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [All] praise is [due] to Allah , who has sent down upon His Servant the Book and has not made therein any deviance
Ta Ha 20:107 Noun
لَّا تَرَىٰ فِیهَا عِوَجࣰا وَلَاۤ أَمۡتࣰا ۝١٠٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."
Ta Ha 20:108 Noun
یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ یَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِیَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُۥۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسࣰا ۝١٠٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): That Day, everyone will follow [the call of] the Caller [with] no deviation therefrom, and [all] voices will be stilled before the Most Merciful, so you will not hear except a whisper [of footsteps]

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
عِوَجًا ʿiwajanā Noun
عِوَجٍ ʿiwajin Noun
عِوَجَ ʿiwaja Noun
عِوَجَا ʿiwajaā Noun