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و ز ر Root w-z-r in the Qur’an 27 occurrences in 14 verses

Occurrences
27
Verses
14
Surahs
11 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 و ز ر (w-z-r) gives 5 words. It appears most in Al-An'am (5), An-Nahl (3), Al-Isra (3).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
وِزْرnoun12burden, burdens, their burdens
يَزِرُverb7bear, they bear, bears
وازِرَةnoun5bearer of burdens, any bearer of burden, bearer of burden
وَزِيرnoun2minister, assistant
وَزَرnoun1refuge

وِزْر 12 times

  • 6:31 · Al-An'amأَوْزَارَهُمْ their burdensThose will have lost who deny the meeting with Allah, 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," while they bear their burdens on their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
  • 6:164 · Al-An'amوِزْرَ burdenSay, "Is it other than Allah 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."
  • 16:25 · An-Nahlأَوْزَارَهُمْ their own burdensThat they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
  • 16:25 · An-Nahlأَوْزَارِ the burdensThat they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
  • 17:15 · Al-Israوِزْرَ burdenWhoever 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.
  • 20:87 · Ta-Haأَوْزَارًۭا burdensThey said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."
  • 20:100 · Ta-Haوِزْرًا a burdenWhoever turns away from it - then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden,
  • 35:18 · Fatirوِزْرَ burdenAnd no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final] destination.
  • 39:7 · Az-Zumarوِزْرَ (the) burdenIf you disbelieve - indeed, Allah is Free from need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief. And if you are grateful, He approves it for you; and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you about what you used to do. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
  • 47:4 · Muhammadأَوْزَارَهَا ۚ its burdensSo when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them] until the war lays down its burdens. That [is the command]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself], but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah - never will He waste their deeds.
  • 53:38 · An-Najmوِزْرَ (the) burdenThat no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
  • 94:2 · Ash-Sharhوِزْرَكَ your burdenAnd We removed from you your burden

يَزِرُ 7 times

  • 6:31 · Al-An'amيَزِرُونَ they bearThose will have lost who deny the meeting with Allah, 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," while they bear their burdens on their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
  • 6:164 · Al-An'amتَزِرُ bearsSay, "Is it other than Allah 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."
  • 16:25 · An-Nahlيَزِرُونَ they will bearThat they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
  • 17:15 · Al-Israتَزِرُ will bearWhoever 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.
  • 35:18 · Fatirتَزِرُ will bearAnd no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final] destination.
  • 39:7 · Az-Zumarتَزِرُ will bearIf you disbelieve - indeed, Allah is Free from need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief. And if you are grateful, He approves it for you; and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you about what you used to do. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
  • 53:38 · An-Najmتَزِرُ will bearThat no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

وازِرَة 5 times

  • 6:164 · Al-An'amوَازِرَةٌۭ any bearer of burdenSay, "Is it other than Allah 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."
  • 17:15 · Al-Israوَازِرَةٌۭ a bearer of burdenWhoever 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.
  • 35:18 · Fatirوَازِرَةٌۭ bearer of burdensAnd no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final] destination.
  • 39:7 · Az-Zumarوَازِرَةٌۭ bearer of burdensIf you disbelieve - indeed, Allah is Free from need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief. And if you are grateful, He approves it for you; and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you about what you used to do. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
  • 53:38 · An-Najmوَازِرَةٌۭ a bearer of burdensThat no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

وَزِير 2 times

  • 20:29 · Ta-Haوَزِيرًۭا a ministerAnd appoint for me a minister from my family -
  • 25:35 · Al-Furqanوَزِيرًۭا (as) an assistantAnd We had certainly given Moses the Scripture and appointed with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.

وَزَر 1 time

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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