غصب
gh-ṣ-b
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root غصب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root غصب (gSb) means to take something wrongfully, unjustly, or by force. It applies to property, but also to compelling someone to do something against their will, or even to violating a person.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
gh-ṣ-b
Listen:
غَصْبًا
18:79
Root letters:
غ — ص — ب
Word Family Tree (1 forms)
All word forms derived from the root غصب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 1×
Concordance — 1 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root غصب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (1)
Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:79
Noun
أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِینَةُ فَكَانَتۡ لِمَسَـٰكِینَ یَعۡمَلُونَ فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنۡ أَعِیبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَاۤءَهُم مَّلِكࣱ یَأۡخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِینَةٍ غَصۡبࣰا ٧٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force
Derived Forms (1)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| غَصْبًا | ghaṣbanā | Noun | 1× |