The triliteral root fā wāw rā (ف و ر) occurs four times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the form I verb fāra (فَارَ)
- once as the noun fawr (فَوْر)
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 overflow, to gush forth, to boil up
| (11:40:5) wafāra | and overflowed | حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُ قُلْنَا احْمِلْ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ |
| (23:27:11) wafāra | and gushes forth | فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُ فَاسْلُكْ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ |
| (67:7:8) tafūru | boils up | إِذَا أُلْقُوا فِيهَا سَمِعُوا لَهَا شَهِيقًا وَهِيَ تَفُورُ |
Noun
| (3:125:7) fawrihim | suddenly | بَلَىٰ إِنْ تَصْبِرُوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَيَأْتُوكُمْ مِنْ فَوْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا يُمْدِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِخَمْسَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
