The triliteral root wāw zāy ʿayn (و ز ع) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- three times as the form I verb yūzaʿu (يُوزَعُ)
- twice as the form IV verb awziʿ (أَوْزِعْ)
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 set in rows
| (27:17:9) yūzaʿūna | (were) set in rows | وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ جُنُودُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ وَالطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ |
| (27:83:11) yūzaʿūna | will be set in rows | وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ فَوْجًا مِمَّنْ يُكَذِّبُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ |
| (41:19:8) yūzaʿūna | will be assembled in rows | وَيَوْمَ يُحْشَرُ أَعْدَاءُ اللَّهِ إِلَى النَّارِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ |
Verb (form IV) - to grant power
| (27:19:7) awziʿ'nī | Grant me (the) power | فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِنْ قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ |
| (46:15:23) awziʿ'nī | grant me (the) power | حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
