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عَذاب

ʿadhābun

punishment

শাস্তি

Root letters: ع ذ بAppears 322 times in the Qur'an#36 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ع ذ ب

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عَذَابٌ322 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • عَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentʿadhābun · 48 times
  • عَذَابَ(from the) punishmentʿadhāba · 37 times
  • ٱلْعَذَابِtormentl-ʿadhābi · 30 times
  • عَذَابٌۭ(is) a punishmentʿadhābun · 29 times
  • ٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentl-ʿadhāba · 24 times
  • عَذَابًۭا(with) a punishmentʿadhāban · 23 times

Words with similar meaning

Close in meaning, but each word keeps its own nuance.

Opposite words

Words from the same root

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Examples from the Qur'an

So taste My punishment and warning.

Surah 54:39 — Read full ayah

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

Surah 84:24 — Read full ayah

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

Surah 37:9 — Read full ayah