Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root قَصْو (qaṣw) primarily refers to being distant or far away, both physically and metaphorically.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: q-ṣ-w
Listen: أَقْصَا 36:20
Root letters: ق — ص — و

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

All word forms derived from the root قصو 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 قصو appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (5)

Noun (5 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:1 Noun
۞ سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَیۡلࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِی بَـٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِیَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِنَاۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡبَصِیرُ ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing
Mary 19:22 Noun
۞ فَحَمَلَتۡهُ فَٱنتَبَذَتۡ بِهِۦ مَكَانࣰا قَصِیࣰّا ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:20 Noun
وَجَاۤءَ رَجُلࣱ مِّنۡ أَقۡصَا ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ یَسۡعَىٰ قَالَ یَـٰمُوسَىٰۤ إِنَّ ٱلۡمَلَأَ یَأۡتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِیَقۡتُلُوكَ فَٱخۡرُجۡ إِنِّی لَكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّـٰصِحِینَ ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors."
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:20 Noun
وَجَاۤءَ مِنۡ أَقۡصَا ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ رَجُلࣱ یَسۡعَىٰ قَالَ یَـٰقَوۡمِ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers
The Spoils of War 8:42 Noun
إِذۡ أَنتُم بِٱلۡعُدۡوَةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا وَهُم بِٱلۡعُدۡوَةِ ٱلۡقُصۡوَىٰ وَٱلرَّكۡبُ أَسۡفَلَ مِنكُمۡۚ وَلَوۡ تَوَاعَدتُّمۡ لَٱخۡتَلَفۡتُمۡ فِی ٱلۡمِیعَـٰدِ وَلَـٰكِن لِّیَقۡضِیَ ٱللَّهُ أَمۡرࣰا كَانَ مَفۡعُولࣰا لِّیَهۡلِكَ مَنۡ هَلَكَ عَنۢ بَیِّنَةࣲ وَیَحۡیَىٰ مَنۡ حَیَّ عَنۢ بَیِّنَةࣲۗ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَسَمِیعٌ عَلِیمٌ ۝٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Remember] when you were on the near side of the valley, and they were on the farther side, and the caravan was lower [in position] than you. If you had made an appointment [to meet], you would have missed the appointment. But [it was] so that Allah might accomplish a matter already destined - that those who perished [through disbelief] would perish upon evidence and those who lived [in faith] would live upon evidence; and indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
أَقْصَا ʾaaqṣaā Noun
قَصِيًّا qaṣiyanā Noun
ٱلْأَقْصَا lʾaaqṣaā Noun
ٱلْقُصْوَىٰ lquṣwaā Noun