Home Quran Quran roots ع ر ض
79 times in the Quran · 10 word forms · rank 137
The Quran root ع ر ض ʿ-r-ḍ
Words built from the root ع ر ض ([ʿ-r-ḍ]) appear 79 times in the Quran. The most common is أَعْرَضَ, “turn away”, which comes 32 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَعْرَضَ | aʿraḍa | turn away · turns away | 32 | |
| مُعْرِض | muʿriḍ | turn away · turning away | 19 | |
| عَرَضَ | ʿaraḍa | He displayed them · will be presented | 11 | |
| عَرَض | ʿaraḍ | goods · transitory gains | 6 | |
| عَرْض | ʿarḍ | width · display | 4 | |
| إِعْراض | iʿraaḍ | desertion · aversion | 2 | |
| عارِض | ʿaariḍ | cloud | 2 | |
| عُرْضَة | ʿurḍa | excuse | 1 | |
| عَرَّضْ | ʿarraḍ | you hint | 1 | |
| عَرِيض | ʿariiḍ | lengthy | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَاللَّذَانِ يَأْتِيَانِهَا مِنكُمْ فَآذُوهُمَا فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصْلَحَا فَأَعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا ١٦
فَأَعْرِضُوا fa-aʿriḍū · then turn away
And the two who commit it [i.e., unlawful sexual intercourse] among you - punish [i.e., dishonor] them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allāh is ever Accepting of Repentance and Merciful. (Surah An-Nisa, 4:16)
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُ اللَّهُ مَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَعِظْهُمْ وَقُل لَّهُمْ فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ قَوْلًا بَلِيغًا ٦٣
فَأَعْرِضْ fa-aʿriḍ · so turn away
Those are the ones of whom Allāh knows what is in their hearts, so turn away from them but admonish them and speak to them a far-reaching [i.e., effective] word. (Surah An-Nisa, 4:63)
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَقُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنكُمْ وَأَنتُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٨٣
مُّعْرِضُونَ muʿ'riḍūna · refusing
And [recall] when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel, [enjoining upon them], "Do not worship except Allāh; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak to people good [words] and establish prayer and give zakāh." Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you were refusing. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:83)
وَعَلَّمَ آدَمَ الْأَسْمَاءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنبِئُونِي بِأَسْمَاءِ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٣١
عَرَضَهُمْ ʿaraḍahum · He displayed them
And He taught Adam the names - all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:31)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَىٰ إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فَعِندَ اللَّهِ مَغَانِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ كَذَٰلِكَ كُنتُم مِّن قَبْلُ فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَبَيَّنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا ٩٤
عَرَضَ ʿaraḍa · transitory gains
O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of Allāh, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace, "You are not a believer," aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with Allāh are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like that before; then Allāh conferred His favor [i.e., guidance] upon you, so investigate. Indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware. (Surah An-Nisa, 4:94)
وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ١٣٣
عَرْضُهَا ʿarḍuhā · its width
And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden [i.e., Paradise] as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:133)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah An-Nisa · 6×
- Surah Al-Ahqaf · 5×
- Surah Al-An'am · 4×
- Surah At-Tawbah · 4×
- Surah Al-Kahf · 4×
- Surah Fussilat · 4×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.