قهر
q-h-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root قهر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root قهر (qahr) means to overcome, conquer, or overpower someone or something. It also implies abasing, oppressing, or forcing someone, as seen in the Quran (93:9) regarding orphans.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
q-h-r
Listen:
تَقْهَرْ
93:9
Root letters:
ق — ه — ر
Word Family Tree (6 forms)
All word forms derived from the root قهر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 9×
Verb 1×
Concordance — 10 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root قهر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (9) · Verb (1)
Noun (9 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:39
Noun
یَـٰصَـٰحِبَیِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ ءَأَرۡبَابࣱ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَیۡرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ ٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah , the One, the Prevailing
The Thunder 13:16
Noun
قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُۚ قُلۡ أَفَٱتَّخَذۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦۤ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ لَا یَمۡلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ نَفۡعࣰا وَلَا ضَرࣰّاۚ قُلۡ هَلۡ یَسۡتَوِی ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡبَصِیرُ أَمۡ هَلۡ تَسۡتَوِی ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتُ وَٱلنُّورُۗ أَمۡ جَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاۤءَ خَلَقُوا۟ كَخَلۡقِهِۦ فَتَشَـٰبَهَ ٱلۡخَلۡقُ عَلَیۡهِمۡۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ خَـٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ وَهُوَ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّـٰرُ ١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "Who is Lord of the heavens and earth?" Say, " Allah ." Say, "Have you then taken besides Him allies not possessing [even] for themselves any benefit or any harm?" Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Or is darkness equivalent to light? Or have they attributed to Allah partners who created like His creation so that the creation [of each] seemed similar to them?" Say, " Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."
Abraham 14:48
Noun
یَوۡمَ تُبَدَّلُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ غَیۡرَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتُۖ وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدِ ٱلۡقَهَّارِ ٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[It will be] on the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens [as well], and all creatures will come out before Allah , the One, the Prevailing
The Letter Sad 38:65
Noun
قُلۡ إِنَّمَاۤ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرࣱۖ وَمَا مِنۡ إِلَـٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ ٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, [O Muhammad], "I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allah , the One, the Prevailing
لَّوۡ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ أَن یَتَّخِذَ وَلَدࣰا لَّٱصۡطَفَىٰ مِمَّا یَخۡلُقُ مَا یَشَاۤءُۚ سُبۡحَـٰنَهُۥۖ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ ٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
If Allah had intended to take a son, He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He willed. Exalted is He; He is Allah , the One, the Prevailing
Derived Forms (6)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْقَهَّارُ | lqahaāru | Noun | 3× | |
| ٱلْقَهَّارِ | lqahaāri | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْقَاهِرُ | lqaāhiru | Noun | 2× | |
| تَقْهَرْ | taqhar | Verb | 1× | |
| ٱلْقَهَّٰرُ | lqaharu | Noun | 1× | |
| قَٰهِرُونَ | qahiruwna | Noun | 1× |