The triliteral root hamza sīn wāw (أ س و) occurs seven times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the form I verb tasa (تَأْسَ)
- three times as the noun us'wat (أُسْوَة)
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 grieve
| (5:26:11) tasa | grieve | يَتِيهُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ |
| (5:68:27) tasa | grieve | فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ |
| (7:93:12) āsā | I grieve | فَكَيْفَ آسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ كَافِرِينَ |
| (57:23:2) tasaw | grieve | لِكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ |
Noun - example
| (33:21:7) us'watun | an excellent example | لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ |
| (60:4:4) us'watun | an example | قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ |
| (60:6:5) us'watun | an example | لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِيهِمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
