Quranic root
ع ق ر
ʿayn qāf rā
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- Eqr
2 lemmas from this root
The dictionary words this root produces, with how often each occurs.
- عَقَرَ
- عَاقِر
Word forms
Every surface form this root takes in the Quran.
- فعقروها
- عاقرۭا
- عاقرۭ
- فعقر
- فعقروا۟
Themes
The themes most often carried by the verses this root appears in.
Verses
- 3:40 Ali 'Imran عَاقِرٌ قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَـٰمٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ وَٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ He said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a son when I am so old and my wife is barren?’ [An angel] said, ‘It will be so: God does whatever He will.’
- 7:77 Al-A'raf فَعَقَرُوا فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰصَـٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ and then they hamstrung the camel. They defied their Lord’s commandment and said, ‘Salih, bring down the punishment you threaten, if you really are a messenger!’
- 11:65 Hud فَعَقَرُوهَا فَعَقَرُوهَا فَقَالَ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ فِى دَارِكُمْ ثَلَـٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ وَعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍ But they hamstrung it, so he said, ‘Enjoy life for another three days:
- 19:5 Maryam عَاقِرًۭا وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا I fear [what] my kinsmen [will do] when I am gone, for my wife is barren, so grant me a successor––a gift from You––
- 19:8 Maryam عَاقِرًۭا قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَـٰمٌ وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّا He said, ‘Lord, how can I have a son when my wife is barren, and I am old and frail?’
- 26:157 Ash-Shu'ara فَعَقَرُوهَا فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِينَ But they hamstrung her. In the morning they had cause to regret it:
- 54:29 Al-Qamar فَعَقَرَ فَنَادَوْا۟ صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ But they called their companion, who took a sword and hamstrung the camel.
- 91:14 Ash-Shams فَعَقَرُوهَا فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them.