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عاقِر

ʿāqiran

barren

বন্ধ্যা

Root letters: ع ق رAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#1,904 most frequentActive participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form I
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About this word

Active participle (ism fāʿil)Masculine (mudhakkar)Verb form IRoot letters: ع ق ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عَاقِرًۭا3 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • عَاقِرًۭاbarrenʿāqiran · 2 times
  • عَاقِرٌۭ ۖ(is) [a] barrenʿāqirun · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ع ق ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir

Surah 19:5 — Read full ayah

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"

Surah 19:8 — Read full ayah

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He [the angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He does what He wills."

Surah 3:40 — Read full ayah