Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ورث
Qur'an Occurrences
35 times across 20 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "wrth" primarily means "to inherit." It refers to receiving property, status, or even spiritual legacy from an ancestor or predecessor.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-r-th
Listen: ٱلتُّرَاثَ 89:19
Root letters: و — ر — ث

Word Family Tree (27 forms)

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

Verb 25× Noun 10×

Concordance — 35 Occurrences

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

Verb (24) · Noun (10)

Verb (24 verses — showing first 5)

Mary 19:40 Verb
إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَرِثُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَنۡ عَلَیۡهَا وَإِلَیۡنَا یُرۡجَعُونَ ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned
Mary 19:6 Verb
یَرِثُنِی وَیَرِثُ مِنۡ ءَالِ یَعۡقُوبَۖ وَٱجۡعَلۡهُ رَبِّ رَضِیࣰّا ۝٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]."
Mary 19:63 Verb
تِلۡكَ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِی نُورِثُ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا مَن كَانَ تَقِیࣰّا ۝٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): That is Paradise, which We give as inheritance to those of Our servants who were fearing of Allah
Mary 19:80 Verb
وَنَرِثُهُۥ مَا یَقُولُ وَیَأۡتِینَا فَرۡدࣰا ۝٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We will inherit him [in] what he mentions, and he will come to Us alone
The Prophets 21:105 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ كَتَبۡنَا فِی ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلذِّكۡرِ أَنَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ یَرِثُهَا عِبَادِیَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ ۝١٠٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants

Derived Forms (27)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ lwarithiyna Noun
مِيرَٰثُ miyrathu Noun
وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا waʾaawrathnahaā Verb
أُورِثْتُمُوهَا ʾauwrithtumuwhaā Verb
وَأَوْرَثْنَا waʾaawrathnaā Verb
يَرِثُونَ yarithuwna Verb
ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ lwarithuwna Noun
ٱلتُّرَاثَ lturaātha Noun
أُورِثُوا۟ ʾauwrithuwā Verb
وَأَوْرَثَنَا waʾaawrathanaā Verb