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120 times in the Quran · 8 word forms · rank 96
The Quran root ع ز ز ʿ-z-z
Words built from the root ع ز ز ([ʿ-z-z]) appear 120 times in the Quran. The most common is عَزِيز, “All-Mighty”, which comes 101 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| عَزِيز | ʿaziiz | All-Mighty · mighty | 101 | |
| عِزَّة | ʿizza | honor · might | 11 | |
| أَعَزّ | aʿazz | mightier · stronger | 3 | |
| تُعِزُّ | tuʿizzu | You honor | 1 | |
| عِزّ | ʿizz | honor | 1 | |
| عَزَّزْ | ʿazzaz | We strengthened them | 1 | |
| عَزَّ | ʿazza | he overpowered me | 1 | |
| الْعُزَّى | al-ʿuzzaa | Uzza | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
رَبَّنَا وَابْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ١٢٩
الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu · the All-Mighty
Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:129)
فَإِن زَلَلْتُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْكُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ٢٠٩
عَزِيزٌ ʿazīzun · (is) All-Mighty
But if you slip [i.e., deviate] after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:209)
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ أَخَذَتْهُ الْعِزَّةُ بِالْإِثْمِ فَحَسْبُهُ جَهَنَّمُ وَلَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ ٢٠٦
الْعِزَّةُ l-ʿizatu · (his) pride
And when it is said to him, "Fear Allāh," pride in the sin takes hold of him. Sufficient for him is Hellfire, and how wretched is the resting place. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:206)
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَرَهْطِي أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَاءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيًّا إِنَّ رَبِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ ٩٢
أَعَزُّ aʿazzu · mightier
He said, "O my people, is my family more respected for power by you than Allāh? But you put Him behind your backs [in neglect]. Indeed, my Lord is encompassing of what you do. (Surah Hud, 11:92)
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاءُ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٢٦
وَتُعِزُّ watuʿizzu · and You honor
Say, "O Allāh, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:26)
وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا لَهُمْ عِزًّا ٨١
عِزًّا ʿizzan · an honor
And they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor. (Surah Maryam, 19:81)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Ash-Shu'ara · 10×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 7×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 6×
- Surah An-Nisa · 5×
- Surah Fatir · 5×
- Surah Sad · 5×
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.