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ر ج و Root r-j-w in the Qur’an 28 occurrences in 27 verses

Occurrences
28
Verses
27
Surahs
21 of 114
Words
5

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ر ج و (r-j-w) gives 5 words. It appears most in Yunus (3), An-Nisa (2), Al-Isra (2).

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
يَرْجُوا۟verb22expect, hope, they hope
تُرْجِيverb3Postpone him, You may defer
أَرْجائnoun1its edges
مَرْجُوّnoun1one in whom hope was placed
مُرْجَوْنnoun1deferred

يَرْجُوا۟ 22 times

  • 2:218 · Al-Baqarahيَرْجُونَ they hopeIndeed, those who have believed and those who have emigrated and fought in the cause of Allah - those expect the mercy of Allah. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
  • 4:104 · An-Nisaوَتَرْجُونَ while you (have) hopeAnd do not weaken in pursuit of the enemy. If you should be suffering - so are they suffering as you are suffering, but you expect from Allah that which they expect not. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
  • 4:104 · An-Nisaيَرْجُونَ ۗ they hopeAnd do not weaken in pursuit of the enemy. If you should be suffering - so are they suffering as you are suffering, but you expect from Allah that which they expect not. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
  • 10:7 · Yunusيَرْجُونَ expectIndeed, those who do not expect the meeting with Us and are satisfied with the life of this world and feel secure therein and those who are heedless of Our signs
  • 10:11 · Yunusيَرْجُونَ expectAnd if Allah was to hasten for the people the evil [they invoke] as He hastens for them the good, their term would have been ended for them. But We leave the ones who do not expect the meeting with Us, in their transgression, wandering blindly
  • 10:15 · Yunusيَرْجُونَ hopeAnd when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Bring us a Qur'an other than this or change it." Say, [O Muhammad], "It is not for me to change it on my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."
  • 17:28 · Al-Israتَرْجُوهَا which you expectAnd if you [must] turn away from the needy awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.
  • 17:57 · Al-Israوَيَرْجُونَ and they hopeThose whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared.
  • 18:110 · Al-Kahfيَرْجُوا۟ hopingSay, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone."
  • 24:60 · An-Nurيَرْجُونَ have desireAnd women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
  • 25:21 · Al-Furqanيَرْجُونَ expectAnd those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [become] insolent with great insolence.
  • 25:40 · Al-Furqanيَرْجُونَ expectingAnd they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection.
  • 28:86 · Al-Qasasتَرْجُوٓا۟ expectingAnd you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers.
  • 29:5 · Al-'Ankabutيَرْجُوا۟ hopesWhoever should hope for the meeting with Allah - indeed, the term decreed by Allah is coming. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
  • 29:36 · Al-'Ankabutوَٱرْجُوا۟ and expectAnd to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
  • 33:21 · Al-Ahzabيَرْجُوا۟ hopeThere has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.
  • 35:29 · Fatirيَرْجُونَ hopeIndeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a profit that will never perish -
  • 39:9 · Az-Zumarوَيَرْجُوا۟ and hopingIs one who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night, prostrating and standing [in prayer], fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, [like one who does not]? Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" Only they will remember [who are] people of understanding.
  • 45:14 · Al-Jathiyahيَرْجُونَ hopeSay, [O Muhammad], to those who have believed that they [should] forgive those who expect not the days of Allah so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn.
  • 60:6 · Al-Mumtahanahيَرْجُوا۟ hopefulThere has certainly been for you in them an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day. And whoever turns away - then indeed, Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
  • 71:13 · Nuhتَرْجُونَ you attributeWhat is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur
  • 78:27 · An-Nabaيَرْجُونَ expectingIndeed, they were not expecting an account

تُرْجِي 3 times

  • 7:111 · Al-A'rafأَرْجِهْ Postpone himThey said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
  • 26:36 · Ash-Shu'araأَرْجِهْ Postpone himThey said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
  • 33:51 · Al-Ahzab۞ تُرْجِى You may deferYou, [O Muhammad], may put aside whom you will of them or take to yourself whom you will. And any that you desire of those [wives] from whom you had [temporarily] separated - there is no blame upon you [in returning her]. That is more suitable that they should be content and not grieve and that they should be satisfied with what you have given them - all of them. And Allah knows what is in your hearts. And ever is Allah Knowing and Forbearing.

أَرْجائ 1 time

  • 69:17 · Al-Haqqahأَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ its edgesAnd the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].

مَرْجُوّ 1 time

  • 11:62 · Hudمَرْجُوًّۭا the one in whom hope was placedThey said, "O Salih, you were among us a man of promise before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? And indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."

مُرْجَوْن 1 time

  • 9:106 · At-Tawbahمُرْجَوْنَ deferredAnd [there are] others deferred until the command of Allah - whether He will punish them or whether He will forgive them. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.

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