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أَشْقَى

the wretched one

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Root letters: ش ق وAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,714 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 172

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ش ق و

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ٱلْأَشْقَى3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْأَشْقَىthe wretched onel-ashqā · 2 times
  • أَشْقَىٰهَا(the) most wicked of themashqāhā · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ش ق و — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

Surah 91:12 — Read full ayah

None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one

Surah 92:15 — Read full ayah

But the wretched one will avoid it

Surah 87:11 — Read full ayah