The triliteral root ḥā ṣād yā (ح ص ي) occurs 11 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- 10 times as the form IV verb aḥṣā (أَحْصَىٰ)
- once as the noun aḥṣā (أَحْصَىٰ)
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 IV) - to count, to calculate, to enumerate
(14:34:11) tuḥ'ṣūhā | you will (be able to) count them | وَإِنْ تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا |
(16:18:6) tuḥ'ṣūhā | you could enumerate them | وَإِنْ تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ |
(18:49:19) aḥṣāhā | has enumerated it | لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّا أَحْصَاهَا |
(19:94:2) aḥṣāhum | He has enumerated them | لَقَدْ أَحْصَاهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَدًّا |
(36:12:11) aḥṣaynāhu | We have enumerated it | وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ فِي إِمَامٍ مُبِينٍ |
(58:6:8) aḥṣāhu | Allah has recorded it | أَحْصَاهُ اللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ |
(65:1:8) wa-aḥṣū | and keep count | فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَأَحْصُوا الْعِدَّةَ |
(72:28:10) wa-aḥṣā | and He takes account | وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَدَدًا |
(73:20:23) tuḥ'ṣūhu | you count it | عَلِمَ أَنْ لَنْ تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ |
(78:29:3) aḥṣaynāhu | We have enumerated it | وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا |
Noun
(18:12:6) aḥṣā | best calculated | ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَيُّ الْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوا أَمَدًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary