Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
غسق
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root غسق (gsq) primarily describes darkness, especially the intense darkness of night. It also refers to eyes shedding tears or overflowing, and wounds discharging yellow fluid.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: gh-s-q
Listen: غَاسِقٍ 113:3
Root letters: غ — س — ق

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Daybreak, Dawn 113:3 Noun
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And from the evil of darkness when it settle
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:78 Noun
أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ إِنَّ قُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ كَانَ مَشۡهُودࣰا ۝٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed
The Letter Sad 38:57 Noun
هَـٰذَا فَلۡیَذُوقُوهُ حَمِیمࣱ وَغَسَّاقࣱ ۝٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): This - so let them taste it - is scalding water and [foul] purulence
The Tidings, The Announcement 78:25 Noun
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Except scalding water and [foul] purulence

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
غَاسِقٍ ghaāsiqin Noun
وَغَسَّاقًا waghasaāqanā Noun
وَغَسَّاقٌ waghasaāqun Noun
غَسَقِ ghasaqi Noun