Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مور
Parts of Speech
Verb (2×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "mwr" describes movement, often side-to-side, to and fro, or in commotion. It can refer to physical objects swaying, dust rising, or even the heavens reeling.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-w-r
Listen: تَمُورُ 67:16
Root letters: م — و — ر

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (2) · Noun (1)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Mount, The Mountain 52:9 Verb
یَوۡمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ مَوۡرࣰا ۝٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motio
The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom 67:16 Verb
ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ أَن یَخۡسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَمُورُ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَمُورُ tamuwru Verb
مَوْرًا mawranā Noun