Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مسخ
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "mskh" refers to being transformed into a worse or uglier shape, like humans into apes. It can also describe something deformed, or a person lacking beauty, being weak, or stupid.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-s-kh
Listen: لَمَسَخْنَٰهُمْ 36:67
Root letters: م — س — خ

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:67 Verb
وَلَوۡ نَشَاۤءُ لَمَسَخۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمۡ فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مُضِیࣰّا وَلَا یَرۡجِعُونَ ۝٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لَمَسَخْنَٰهُمْ lamasakhnahum Verb