The triliteral root ʿayn wāw jīm (ع و ج) occurs nine times in the Quran as the noun ʿiwaj (عِوَج). 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
| (3:99:12) ʿiwajan | (seem) crooked | لِمَ تَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ تَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا |
| (7:45:7) ʿiwajan | crookedness | الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا |
| (7:86:14) ʿiwajan | crooked | وَتَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا |
| (11:19:7) ʿiwajan | crookedness | الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا |
| (14:3:12) ʿiwajan | crookedness | وَيَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ بَعِيدٍ |
| (18:1:11) ʿiwajā | any crookedness | الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ عِوَجًا |
| (20:107:4) ʿiwajan | any crookedness | لَا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجًا وَلَا أَمْتًا |
| (20:108:5) ʿiwaja | deviation | يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ الدَّاعِيَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ |
| (39:28:5) ʿiwajin | crookedness | قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا غَيْرَ ذِي عِوَجٍ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
