Quranic root
ع ب ث
ʿayn bā thā
- Occurrences
- 2
- Verses
- 2
- Word forms
- 2
- Buckwalter
- Ebv
2 lemmas from this root
The dictionary words this root produces, with how often each occurs.
- تَعْبَثُ 1
- عَبَث 1
Word forms
Every surface form this root takes in the Quran.
- تعبثون 1
- عبثۭا 1
Themes
The themes most often carried by the verses this root appears in.
Verses
All 2 verses containing this root, in mushaf order.
23:115 Al-Mu'minun عَبَثًۭا
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ
Did you think We had created you in vain, and that you would not be brought back to Us?’
26:128 Ash-Shu'ara تَعْبَثُونَ
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
How can you be so vain that you set up monuments on every high place?