Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فزع
Parts of Speech
Verb (4×), Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root فزع (fazaʿa) primarily means to fear or be frightened. It can also mean to seek or give aid, often in response to fear or distress.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-z-ʿ
Listen: فَفَزِعَ 38:22
Root letters: ف — ز — ع

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

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

Verb (4) · Noun (2)

Verb (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Ant, The Ants 27:87 Verb
وَیَوۡمَ یُنفَخُ فِی ٱلصُّورِ فَفَزِعَ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا مَن شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَكُلٌّ أَتَوۡهُ دَ ٰخِرِینَ ۝٨٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [warn of] the Day the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified except whom Allah wills. And all will come to Him humbled
Saba, Sheba 34:23 Verb
وَلَا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُ عِندَهُۥۤ إِلَّا لِمَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُۥۚ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَن قُلُوبِهِمۡ قَالُوا۟ مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡۖ قَالُوا۟ ٱلۡحَقَّۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِیُّ ٱلۡكَبِیرُ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And intercession does not benefit with Him except for one whom He permits. [And those wait] until, when terror is removed from their hearts, they will say [to one another], "What has your Lord said?" They will say, "The truth." And He is the Most High, the Grand
Saba, Sheba 34:51 Verb
وَلَوۡ تَرَىٰۤ إِذۡ فَزِعُوا۟ فَلَا فَوۡتَ وَأُخِذُوا۟ مِن مَّكَانࣲ قَرِیبࣲ ۝٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if you could see when they are terrified but there is no escape, and they will be seized from a place nearby
The Letter Sad 38:22 Verb
إِذۡ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنۡهُمۡۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفۡۖ خَصۡمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعۡضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ فَٱحۡكُم بَیۡنَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَا تُشۡطِطۡ وَٱهۡدِنَاۤ إِلَىٰ سَوَاۤءِ ٱلصِّرَ ٰطِ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): When they entered upon David and he was alarmed by them? They said, "Fear not. [We are] two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth and do not exceed [it] and guide us to the sound path

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَفَزِعَ fafaziʿa Verb
فَزِعُوا۟ faziʿuwā Verb
فُزِّعَ fuziʿa Verb
فَزَعٍ fazaʿin Noun
ٱلْفَزَعُ lfazaʿu Noun