معز
m-ʿ-z
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root معز across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root م-ع-ز (m-ʿ-z) primarily refers to "goats." It denotes the hairy kind of sheep, as opposed to the woolly kind.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
m-ʿ-z
Listen:
ٱلْمَعْزِ
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Root letters:
م — ع — ز
Lane's Lexicon Classical Arabic
* : see its syn. maEozN . ― -b2- It also signifies, (K,) or is said to signify, (S,) A herd of gazelles, (S, K,) in number from thirty to forty; (S, TA;) or from thirty upwards: or a number of buckgazelles collected together: (TA:) or a number of A^awoEaAl [or mountain-goats ] collected together: (A, K:) or of AwEAl such as are termed vayaAtil : (Az, TA:) pl. A^amaAEiyzu and A^amaAEizu . (K.)
Word Family Tree (1 forms)
All word forms derived from the root معز as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 1×
Concordance — 1 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root معز appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (1)
Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)
ثَمَـٰنِیَةَ أَزۡوَ ٰجࣲۖ مِّنَ ٱلضَّأۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِ وَمِنَ ٱلۡمَعۡزِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِۗ قُلۡ ءَاۤلذَّكَرَیۡنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ ٱلۡأُنثَیَیۡنِ أَمَّا ٱشۡتَمَلَتۡ عَلَیۡهِ أَرۡحَامُ ٱلۡأُنثَیَیۡنِۖ نَبِّءُونِی بِعِلۡمٍ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ١٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[They are] eight mates - of the sheep, two and of the goats, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Inform me with knowledge, if you should be truthful."
Derived Forms (1)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْمَعْزِ | lmaʿzi | Noun | 1× |