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Quran Maqasid

أُخْت

أخت in the Quran

Meaning: a sister

أخت occurs 14 times in 11 verses across 8 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
14
Verses
11
Surahs
8

أُخْت

Noun · 14 times

Meaning: a sister · Also translated as: and your sisters, its sister, their sisters, sisters

Forms in the Quran

  • أُخْتٌ ×2
  • وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمْ ×2
  • أُخْتَهَا ×2
  • أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ ×2
  • ٱلْأُخْتِ ×1
  • ٱلْأُخْتَيْنِ ×1
  • يَٰٓأُخْتَ ×1
  • أُخْتُكَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الهمزة والخاء والواو ليس بأصل، لأن الهمزة عندنا مبدلة من واو، وقد ذكرت في كتاب الواو بشرحها، وكذلك الآخية.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس

الأخ من النسب: معروف، وقد يكون الصديق والصاحب، والأخا، مقصور، والأخو لغتان فيه حكاهما ابن الأعرابي؛ وأنشد لخليج الأعيوي:

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
The full entries on the root أ خ و

Verses with أخت

Verses 1–11 of 11

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    In what your wives leave, Your share is a half, If they leave no child; But if they leave a child, Ye get a fourth; after payment Of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, Their share is a fourth, If ye leave no child; But if ye leave a child, They get an eighth; after payment Of legacies and debts. If the man or woman Whose inheritance is in question, Has left neither ascendants nor descendants, But has left a brother Or a sister, each one of the two Gets a sixth; but if more Than two, they share in a third; After payment of legacies And debts; so that no loss Is caused (to any one). Thus is it ordained by God; And God is All-knowing, Most Forbearing.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:12
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:— Your mothers, daughters, Sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters, Sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck), foster-sisters; Your wives’ mothers; Your step-daughters under your Guardianship, born of your wives To whom ye have gone in, No prohibition if ye have not gone in;— (Those who have been) Wives of your sons proceeding From your loins; And two sisters in wedlock At one and the same time, Except for what is past; For God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:23
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee For a legal decision. Say: God directs (thus) About those who leave No descendants or ascendants As heirs. If it is a man That dies, leaving a sister But no child, she shall Have half the inheritance: If (such a deceased was) A woman, who left no child, Her brother takes her inheritance: If there are two sisters, They shall have two-thirds Of the inheritance (Between them): if there are Brothers and sisters, (they share), The male having twice The share of the female. Thus doth God make clear To you (His law), lest Ye err. And God Hath knowledge of all things.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:176
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    He will say: "Enter ye In the company of The Peoples who passed away Before you—men and Jinns,— Into the Fire. Every time A new People enters, It curses its sister-People (That went before), until They follow each other, all Into the Fire. Saith the last About the first: "Our Lord! It is these that misled us: So give them a double Penalty in the Fire." He will say: "Doubled For all": but this Ye do not understand.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:38
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not A man of evil, nor thy Mother a woman unchaste!"

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:28
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Behold! thy sister goeth forth And saith, "Shall I show you One who will nurse And rear the (child)? So We brought thee back To thy mother, that her eye Might be cooled and she Should not grieve. Then thou didst slay A man, but We saved thee From trouble, and We tried Thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry A number of years With the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither As ordained, O Moses!

    Surah Taha, verse 20:40
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is no fault in the blind Nor in one born lame, nor In one afflicted with illness, Nor in yourselves, that ye Should eat in your own houses, Or those of your fathers, Or your mothers, or your brothers, Or your sisters, or your father's brothers Or your father's sisters, Or your mother's brothers, Or your mother's sisters, Or in houses of which The keys are in your possession, Or in the house of a sincere Friend of yours: there is No blame on you, whether Ye eat in company or Separately. But if ye Enter houses, salute each other— A greeting of blessing And purity as from God. Thus does God make clear The Signs to you: that ye May understand.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:61
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And she said to the sister Of (Moses), "Follow him". So she (the sister) watched him In the character of a stranger. And they knew not.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:11
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    There is no blame (On these ladies if they Appear) before their fathers Or their sons, their brothers, Or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, Or the (slaves) whom Their right hands possess. And, (ladies), fear God; For God is Witness To all things.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:55
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    We showed them Sign After Sign, each greater Than, its fellow, and We Seized them with Punishment, In order that they Might turn (to Us).

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:48