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23 times in the Quran · 4 word forms · rank 378
The Quran root و ز ن w-z-n
Words built from the root و ز ن ([w-z-n]) appear 23 times in the Quran. The most common is مِيزان, “scales”, which comes 16 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| مِيزان | miizaan | scales · Balance | 16 | |
| وَزْن | wazn | weighing · any weight | 3 | |
| وَزَنُ | wazanu | weigh · they weigh them | 3 | |
| مَوْزُون | mawzuun | well-balanced | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَاعْدِلُوا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰ وَبِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْفُوا ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ١٥٢
وَالْمِيزَانَ wal-mīzāna · and the weight
And do not approach the orphan's property except in a way that is best [i.e., intending improvement] until he reaches maturity. And give full measure and weight in justice. We do not charge any soul except [with that within] its capacity. And when you speak [i.e., testify], be just, even if [it concerns] a near relative. And the covenant of Allāh fulfill. This has He instructed you that you may remember. (Surah Al-An'am, 6:152)
وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ٨
مَوَازِينُهُ mawāzīnuhu · his scales
And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful. (Surah Al-A'raf, 7:8)
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَائِهِ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا ١٠٥
وَزْنًا waznan · any weight
Those are the ones who disbelieve in the verses of their Lord and in [their] meeting Him, so their deeds have become worthless; and We will not assign to them on the Day of Resurrection any weight [i.e., importance]. (Surah Al-Kahf, 18:105)
وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا ٣٥
وَزِنُوا wazinū · and weigh
And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance. That is the best [way] and best in result. (Surah Al-Isra, 17:35)
وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَّوْزُونٍ ١٩
مَّوْزُونٍ mawzūnin · well-balanced
And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing. (Surah Al-Hijr, 15:19)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-A'raf · 4×
- Surah Ar-Rahman · 4×
- Surah Hud · 2×
- Surah Al-Mu'minun · 2×
- Surah Al-Qari'ah · 2×
- Surah Al-An'am · 1×
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.