Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فوج
Parts of Speech
Noun (5×)
Qur'an Occurrences
5 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root فَوْجٌ (fawj) refers to a company, group, or party of people, often a dense crowd or multitude. It can also denote followers or dependants of leaders.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-w-j
Listen: أَفْوَاجًا 110:2
Root letters: ف — و — ج

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Noun (5)

Noun (5 verses — showing first 5)

Succour, Divine Support, The Help 110:2 Noun
وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes
The Ant, The Ants 27:83 Noun
وَیَوۡمَ نَحۡشُرُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةࣲ فَوۡجࣰا مِّمَّن یُكَذِّبُ بِءَایَـٰتِنَا فَهُمۡ یُوزَعُونَ ۝٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [warn of] the Day when We will gather from every nation a company of those who deny Our signs, and they will be [driven] in row
The Letter Sad 38:59 Noun
هَـٰذَا فَوۡجࣱ مُّقۡتَحِمࣱ مَّعَكُمۡ لَا مَرۡحَبَۢا بِهِمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ ۝٥٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."
The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom 67:8 Noun
تَكَادُ تَمَیَّزُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَیۡظِۖ كُلَّمَاۤ أُلۡقِیَ فِیهَا فَوۡجࣱ سَأَلَهُمۡ خَزَنَتُهَاۤ أَلَمۡ یَأۡتِكُمۡ نَذِیرࣱ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did there not come to you a warner?"
The Tidings, The Announcement 78:18 Noun
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitude

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
أَفْوَاجًا ʾaafwaājanā Noun
فَوْجٌ fawjun Noun
فَوْجًا fawjanā Noun