Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مرج
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×), Verb (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root مَرَجَ (maraja) primarily means to send animals to pasture freely. It also signifies mixing things, like two seas that meet but don't fully blend.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-r-j
Listen: وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ 55:58
Root letters: م — ر — ج

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

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

Noun (4) · Verb (2)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Letter Qaf 50:5 Noun
بَلۡ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِیۤ أَمۡرࣲ مَّرِیجٍ ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:15 Noun
وَخَلَقَ ٱلۡجَاۤنَّ مِن مَّارِجࣲ مِّن نَّارࣲ ۝١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:22 Noun
یَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): From both of them emerge pearl and coral
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:58 Noun
كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلۡیَاقُوتُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ ۝٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): As if they were rubies and coral

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ walmarjaānu Noun
مَرَجَ maraja Verb
مَّارِجٍ maārijin Noun
مَّرِيجٍ mariyjin Noun