غسق
gh-s-q
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root غسق across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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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
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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 4×
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)
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And from the evil of darkness when it settle
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
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 | 1× | |
| وَغَسَّاقًا | waghasaāqanā | Noun | 1× | |
| وَغَسَّاقٌ | waghasaāqun | Noun | 1× | |
| غَسَقِ | ghasaqi | Noun | 1× |