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The triliteral root ʿayn dhāl rā (ع ذ ر) occurs 12 times in the Quran, in five derived forms:

five times as the form VIII verb yaʿtadhiru (يَعْتَذِرُ)
twice as the noun ʿudh'r (عُذْر)
once as the noun maʿādhīr (مَعَاذِير)
three times as the noun maʿdhirat (مَعْذِرَة)
once as the form II active participle muʿadhirūn (مُعَذِّرُون)

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Verb (form VIII) - to make excuse

(9:66:2) taʿtadhirū	make excuse	لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ
(9:94:1) yaʿtadhirūna	They will make excuses	يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ
(9:94:8) taʿtadhirū	make excuse	قُلْ لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا لَنْ نُؤْمِنَ لَكُمْ قَدْ نَبَّأَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِكُمْ
(66:7:5) taʿtadhirū	make excuses	يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا الْيَوْمَ
(77:36:4) fayaʿtadhirūna	to make excuses	وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ

Noun

(18:76:13) ʿudh'ran	an excuse	فَلَا تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي عُذْرًا
(77:6:1) ʿudh'ran	(As) justification	عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

Noun

(75:15:3) maʿādhīrahu

his excuses

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُ

Noun

(7:164:15) maʿdhiratan	To be absolved	قَالُوا مَعْذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ
(30:57:6) maʿdhiratuhum	their excuses	فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ
(40:52:5) maʿdhiratuhum	their excuse	يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ الظَّالِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوءُ الدَّارِ

Active participle (form II)

(9:90:2) l-muʿadhirūna

the ones who make excuses

وَجَاءَ الْمُعَذِّرُونَ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ لِيُؤْذَنَ لَهُمْ

Quran Dictionary - ع ذ ر

Verb (form VIII) - to make excuse

Noun

Noun

Noun

Active participle (form II)

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