The triliteral root khā rā ṣād (خ ر ص) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the form I verb yakhruṣu (يَخْرُصُ)
- once as the noun kharrāṣūn (خَرَّٰصُون)
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 guess, to lie
| (6:116:18) yakhruṣūna | guess | إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ |
| (6:148:37) takhruṣūna | guess | إِنْ تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ أَنْتُمْ إِلَّا تَخْرُصُونَ |
| (10:66:25) yakhruṣūna | guess | إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ |
| (43:20:15) yakhruṣūna | lie | مَا لَهُمْ بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ |
Noun
| (51:10:2) l-kharāṣūna | the liars | قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
