غشو
gh-sh-w
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root غشو across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root غشو (gshw) primarily means to cover or conceal, like night covering the earth. It also signifies something coming upon or overwhelming, such as an event or drowsiness.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
gh-sh-w
Listen:
يَغْشَىٰ
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Root letters:
غ — ش — و
Word Family Tree (25 forms)
All word forms derived from the root غشو as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 23×
Noun 6×
Concordance — 29 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root غشو appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (20) · Noun (6)
Verb (20 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:27
Verb
وَٱلَّذِینَ كَسَبُوا۟ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِ جَزَاۤءُ سَیِّئَةِۭ بِمِثۡلِهَا وَتَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۖ مَّا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۡ عَاصِمࣲۖ كَأَنَّمَاۤ أُغۡشِیَتۡ وُجُوهُهُمۡ قِطَعࣰا مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ مُظۡلِمًاۚ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But they who have earned [blame for] evil doings - the recompense of an evil deed is its equivalent, and humiliation will cover them. They will have from Allah no protector. It will be as if their faces are covered with pieces of the night - so dark [are they]. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally
Hud 11:5
Verb
أَلَاۤ إِنَّهُمۡ یَثۡنُونَ صُدُورَهُمۡ لِیَسۡتَخۡفُوا۟ مِنۡهُۚ أَلَا حِینَ یَسۡتَغۡشُونَ ثِیَابَهُمۡ یَعۡلَمُ مَا یُسِرُّونَ وَمَا یُعۡلِنُونَۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِیمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Unquestionably, they the disbelievers turn away their breasts to hide themselves from Him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts
The Thunder 13:3
Verb
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی مَدَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَجَعَلَ فِیهَا رَوَ ٰسِیَ وَأَنۡهَـٰرࣰاۖ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ جَعَلَ فِیهَا زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِۖ یُغۡشِی ٱلَّیۡلَ ٱلنَّهَارَۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَـٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ یَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought
Abraham 14:50
Verb
سَرَابِیلُهُم مِّن قَطِرَانࣲ وَتَغۡشَىٰ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ ٥٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Their garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire
Ta Ha 20:78
Verb
فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِیَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡیَمِّ مَا غَشِیَهُمۡ ٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them
Derived Forms (25)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| يَغْشَىٰ | yaghshaā | Verb | 3× | |
| يَغْشَى | yaghshaā | Verb | 2× | |
| يُغْشِى | yughshiā | Verb | 2× | |
| يَغْشَىٰهَا | yaghshaāhaā | Verb | 1× | |
| ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ | lghashiyahi | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ | wastaghshawā | Verb | 1× | |
| غَشَّىٰ | ghashaā | Verb | 1× | |
| فَغَشَّىٰهَا | faghashaāhaā | Verb | 1× | |
| ٱلْمَغْشِىِّ | lmaghshiāi | Noun | 1× | |
| غِشَٰوَةً | ghishawahan | Noun | 1× |