عوج
ʿ-w-j
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عوج across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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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
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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 9×
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 | 6× | |
| عِوَجٍ | ʿiwajin | Noun | 1× | |
| عِوَجَ | ʿiwaja | Noun | 1× | |
| عِوَجَا | ʿiwajaā | Noun | 1× |