The triliteral root fā zāy zāy (ف ز ز) occurs three times in the Quran as the form X verb yastafizza (يَسْتَفِزَّ). 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 X) - to incite, to scare, to drive out
| (17:64:1) wa-is'tafziz | And incite | وَاسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُمْ بِصَوْتِكَ |
| (17:76:3) layastafizzūnaka | (to) scare you | وَإِنْ كَادُوا لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا |
| (17:103:3) yastafizzahum | drive them out | فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْتَفِزَّهُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ جَمِيعًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
