The triliteral root dhāl rā ʿayn (ذ ر ع) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the noun dhirāʿ (ذِرَاع)
- three times as the noun dharʿ (ذَرْع)
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.
Noun
| (18:18:12) dhirāʿayhi | his two forelegs | وَكَلْبُهُمْ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَصِيدِ |
| (69:32:6) dhirāʿan | cubits | ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَاسْلُكُوهُ |
Noun
| (11:77:9) dharʿan | (and) uneasy | وَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا |
| (29:33:10) dharʿan | (and) uneasy | وَلَمَّا أَنْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ |
| (69:32:4) dharʿuhā | its length | ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَاسْلُكُوهُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
