The triliteral root dāl rā sīn (د ر س) occurs six times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- five times as the form I verb darasu (دَرَسُ)
- once as the noun dirāsat (دِرَاسَت)
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 study, to learn
| (3:79:28) tadrusūna | studying (it) | كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ |
| (6:105:5) darasta | You have studied | وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الْآيَاتِ وَلِيَقُولُوا دَرَسْتَ وَلِنُبَيِّنَهُ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ |
| (7:169:31) wadarasū | while they studied | أَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِيثَاقُ الْكِتَابِ أَنْ لَا يَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا مَا فِيهِ |
| (34:44:5) yadrusūnahā | which they could study | وَمَا آتَيْنَاهُمْ مِنْ كُتُبٍ يَدْرُسُونَهَا |
| (68:37:5) tadrusūna | you learn | أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَابٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ |
Noun
| (6:156:13) dirāsatihim | their study | أَنْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ الْكِتَابُ عَلَىٰ طَائِفَتَيْنِ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا وَإِنْ كُنَّا عَنْ دِرَاسَتِهِمْ لَغَافِلِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
