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27 times in the Quran · 5 word forms · rank 335
The Quran root و ز ر w-z-r
Words built from the root و ز ر ([w-z-r]) appear 27 times in the Quran. The most common is وِزْر, “burden”, which comes 12 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| وِزْر | wizr | burden · burdens | 12 | |
| يَزِرُ | yaziru | will bear · they bear | 7 | |
| وازِرَة | waazira | bearer of burdens · any bearer of burden | 5 | |
| وَزِير | waziir | minister · assistant | 2 | |
| وَزَر | wazar | refuge | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
قَدْ خَسِرَ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِلِقَاءِ اللَّهِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمُ السَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً قَالُوا يَا حَسْرَتَنَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطْنَا فِيهَا وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ أَوْزَارَهُمْ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِمْ أَلَا سَاءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ ٣١
أَوْزَارَهُمْ awzārahum · their burdens
Those will have lost who deny the meeting with Allāh, until when the Hour [of resurrection] comes upon them unexpectedly, they will say, "Oh, [how great is] our regret over what we neglected concerning it [i.e., the Hour]," while they bear their burdens [i.e., sins] on their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear. (Surah Al-An'am, 6:31)
قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِي رَبًّا وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلَّا عَلَيْهَا وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ ١٦٤
وِزْرَ wiz'ra · burden
Say, "Is it other than Allāh I should desire as a lord while He is the Lord of all things? And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ." (Surah Al-An'am, 6:164)
لِيَحْمِلُوا أَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمِنْ أَوْزَارِ الَّذِينَ يُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ أَلَا سَاءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ ٢٥
يَزِرُونَ yazirūna · they will bear
That they may bear their own burdens [i.e., sins] in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without [i.e., by lack of] knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear. (Surah An-Nahl, 16:25)
مَّنِ اهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِي لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا ١٥
وَازِرَةٌ wāziratun · a bearer of burden
Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger. (Surah Al-Isra, 17:15)
وَاجْعَل لِّي وَزِيرًا مِّنْ أَهْلِي ٢٩
وَزِيرًا wazīran · a minister
And appoint for me a minister [i.e., assistant] from my family - (Surah Taha, 20:29)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-An'am · 5×
- Surah An-Nahl · 3×
- Surah Al-Isra · 3×
- Surah Taha · 3×
- Surah Fatir · 3×
- Surah Az-Zumar · 3×
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.