Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
كور
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root كَوَّرَ (kawwara) means to wind, wrap, or fold something, like a turban. It describes the sun being wrapped in darkness or losing its light, and God causing night to cover day.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: k-w-r
Listen: كُوِّرَتْ 81:1
Root letters: ك — و — ر

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (2)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Troops, Throngs, The Companies 39:5 Verb
خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ یُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّیۡلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَیُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّیۡلِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلࣱّ یَجۡرِی لِأَجَلࣲ مُّسَمًّىۗ أَلَا هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡغَفَّـٰرُ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver
The Overthrowing, The Cessation 81:1 Verb
إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
كُوِّرَتْ kuwirat Verb
وَيُكَوِّرُ wayukawiru Verb
يُكَوِّرُ yukawiru Verb