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عِقاب

ʿiqābin

(of) penalty

শাস্তিদানের

Root letters: ع ق بAppears 20 times in the Qur'an#511 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

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

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)عِقَابٍ17 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْعِقَابِ(in) retributionl-ʿiqābi · 15 times
  • عِقَابِMy penaltyʿiqābi · 3 times
  • ٱلْعِقَابِ ۖ(in) the retributionl-ʿiqābi · 1 times
  • عِقَابٍ(of) penaltyʿiqābin · 1 times

Words with similar meaning

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

Words from the same root

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

Examples from the Qur'an

Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.

Surah 38:14 — Read full ayah

Know that Allāh is severe in penalty and that Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Surah 5:98 — Read full ayah

That is because they opposed Allāh and His Messenger. And whoever opposes Allāh - then indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.

Surah 59:4 — Read full ayah