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Quran Dictionary - ط ه ر

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The triliteral root ṭā hā rā (ط ه ر) occurs 31 times in the Quran, in 11 derived forms:

  • once as the form I verb yaṭhur (يَطْهُرْ)
  • nine times as the form II verb ṭahhara (طَهَّرَ)
  • five times as the form V verb taṭahhar (تَطَهَّرْ)
  • four times as the noun aṭhar (أَطْهَر)
  • twice as the adjective ṭahūr (طَهُور)
  • once as the form II verbal noun taṭhīr (تَطْهِير)
  • once as the form II active participle muṭahhir (مُطَهِّر)
  • once as the form II passive participle muṭahharūn (مُطَهَّرُون)
  • five times as the form II passive participle muṭahharat (مُّطَهَّرَة)
  • once as the form V active participle mutaṭahhirīn (مُتَطَهِّرِين)
  • once as the form V active participle muṭṭahhirīn (مُطَّهِّرِين)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form I) - to purify

(2:222:14) yaṭhur'nathey are cleansed فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ

Verb (form II) - to purify

(2:125:17) ṭahhirā[You both] purify وَعَهِدْنَا إِلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ أَنْ طَهِّرَا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعَاكِفِينَ
(3:42:8) waṭahharakiand purified you إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَاكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفَاكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ
(5:6:56) liyuṭahhirakumto purify you وَلَٰكِنْ يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ
(5:41:57) yuṭahhiraHe purifies أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُطَهِّرَ قُلُوبَهُمْ
(8:11:11) liyuṭahhirakumso that He may purify you وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ بِهِ
(9:103:5) tuṭahhiruhumpurifying them خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِمْ بِهَا
(22:26:11) waṭahhirand purify وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْقَائِمِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ
(33:33:24) wayuṭahhirakumAnd to purify you إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا
(74:4:2) faṭahhirpurify وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

Verb (form V) - to cleanse, to purify

(2:222:16) taṭahharnathey are purified فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ
(5:6:21) fa-iṭṭahharūthen purify yourselves وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا
(7:82:13) yataṭahharūnawho keep themselves pure أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ قَرْيَتِكُمْ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
(9:108:20) yataṭahharūpurify themselves فِيهِ رِجَالٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ
(27:56:15) yataṭahharūnawho keep clean and pure أَخْرِجُوا آلَ لُوطٍ مِنْ قَرْيَتِكُمْ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ

Noun

(2:232:28) wa-aṭharuand more purer ذَٰلِكُمْ أَزْكَىٰ لَكُمْ وَأَطْهَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
(11:78:15) aṭharu(are) purer قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ هَٰؤُلَاءِ بَنَاتِي هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ
(33:53:47) aṭharu(is) purer ذَٰلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ
(58:12:15) wa-aṭharuand purer فَقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَةً ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَأَطْهَرُ

Adjective

(25:48:13) ṭahūranpure وَأَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً طَهُورًا
(76:21:13) ṭahūranpure وَحُلُّوا أَسَاوِرَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَسَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا

Verbal noun (form II)

(33:33:25) taṭhīran(with thorough) purification إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا

Active participle (form II)

(3:55:9) wamuṭahhirukaand purify you إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا

Passive participle (form II)

(56:79:4) l-muṭaharūnathe purified لَا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ

Passive participle (form II)

(2:25:31) muṭahharatunpurified وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُطَهَّرَةٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
(3:15:18) muṭahharatunpure خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَأَزْوَاجٌ مُطَهَّرَةٌ وَرِضْوَانٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ
(4:57:17) muṭahharatunpure لَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُطَهَّرَةٌ وَنُدْخِلُهُمْ ظِلًّا ظَلِيلًا
(80:14:2) muṭahharatinpurified مَرْفُوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ
(98:2:6) muṭahharatanpurified رَسُولٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ يَتْلُو صُحُفًا مُطَهَّرَةً

Active participle (form V)

(2:222:27) l-mutaṭahirīnathose who purify themselves إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

Active participle (form V)

(9:108:23) l-muṭahirīnathe ones who purify themselves فِيهِ رِجَالٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ

See Also

Language Research Group
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