Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
غيظ
Parts of Speech
Noun (8×), Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
11 times across 8 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root غيظ (ghayz) signifies intense, often hidden, anger or rage, more potent than غضب (ghaḍab). It can be a deep-seated fury, sometimes affecting those powerless to act.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: gh-y-ẓ
Listen: ٱلْغَيْظِ 67:8
Root letters: غ — ي — ظ

Word Family Tree (9 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 11 Occurrences

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

Noun (7) · Verb (3)

Noun (7 verses — showing first 5)

The Criterion, The Standard 25:12 Noun
إِذَا رَأَتۡهُم مِّن مَّكَانِۭ بَعِیدࣲ سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا تَغَیُّظࣰا وَزَفِیرࣰا ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): When the Hellfire sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring
The Poets 26:55 Noun
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَاۤىِٕظُونَ ۝٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And indeed, they are enraging us
The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces, The Allies 33:25 Noun
وَرَدَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِغَیۡظِهِمۡ لَمۡ یَنَالُوا۟ خَیۡرࣰاۚ وَكَفَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ ٱلۡقِتَالَۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ قَوِیًّا عَزِیزࣰا ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Allah repelled those who disbelieved, in their rage, not having obtained any good. And sufficient was Allah for the believers in battle, and ever is Allah Powerful and Exalted in Might
The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:119 Noun
هَـٰۤأَنتُمۡ أُو۟لَاۤءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمۡ وَلَا یُحِبُّونَكُمۡ وَتُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ كُلِّهِۦ وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمۡ قَالُوۤا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوۡا۟ عَضُّوا۟ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلۡأَنَامِلَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَیۡظِۚ قُلۡ مُوتُوا۟ بِغَیۡظِكُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِیمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ۝١١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Here you are loving them but they are not loving you, while you believe in the Scripture - all of it. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage. Say, "Die in your rage. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts."
The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:134 Noun
ٱلَّذِینَ یُنفِقُونَ فِی ٱلسَّرَّاۤءِ وَٱلضَّرَّاۤءِ وَٱلۡكَـٰظِمِینَ ٱلۡغَیۡظَ وَٱلۡعَافِینَ عَنِ ٱلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ یُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ۝١٣٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Who spend [in the cause of Allah ] during ease and hardship and who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers of good

Derived Forms (9)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْغَيْظِ lghayẓi Noun
يَغِيظُ yaghiyẓu Verb
لِيَغِيظَ liyaghiyẓa Verb
بِغَيْظِهِمْ bighayẓihim Noun
لَغَآئِظُونَ laghaāiẓuwna Noun
تَغَيُّظًا taghayuẓanā Noun
غَيْظَ ghayẓa Noun
ٱلْغَيْظَ lghayẓa Noun
بِغَيْظِكُمْ bighayẓikum Noun