The triliteral root qāf ṣād wāw (ق ص و) occurs five times in the Quran, in three derived forms:
- three times as the nominal aqṣā (أَقْصَا)
- once as the adjective quṣ'wā (قُصْوَىٰ)
- once as the adjective qaṣiyy (قَصِيّ)
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.
Nominal
(1) Noun
| (28:20:4) aqṣā | (the) farthest end | وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَا مُوسَىٰ |
| (36:20:3) aqṣā | (the) farthest end | وَجَاءَ مِنْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ |
(2) Adjective
| (17:1:11) l-aqṣā | Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa | سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى |
Adjective
| (8:42:7) l-quṣ'wā | the farther | إِذْ أَنْتُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الْقُصْوَىٰ |
Adjective
| (19:22:5) qaṣiyyan | remote | فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَانْتَبَذَتْ بِهِ مَكَانًا قَصِيًّا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
