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أُغْرِقُ

أغرق in the Quran

Meaning: and We drowned

أغرق occurs 17 times in 17 verses across 14 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
17
Verses
17
Surahs
14

أُغْرِقُ

Verb · 17 times

Meaning: and We drowned · Also translated as: We drowned, and drown you, but We drowned him, to drown

Forms in the Quran

  • وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ×4
  • أَغْرَقْنَا ×4
  • فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ ×3
  • فَيُغْرِقَكُم ×1
  • فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُ ×1
  • لِتُغْرِقَ ×1
  • أَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ ×1
  • نُغْرِقْهُمْ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الغرق: الرسوب في الماء وفي البلاء، وغرق فلان يغرق غرقا، وأغرقه. قال تعالى: حتى إذا أدركه الغرق

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وأغرقنا آل فرعون﴾ [الأنفال:54]. الإغراق: التغييب في الماء وشبهه، ثم استعير لكل متعد في شيء. قوله تعالى: ﴿والنازعات غرقا﴾ [النازعات:1] قيل: هي الملائكة تنزع نفوس الكفرة من صدورهم إغراقا، أي مبالغة من قولهم: أغرق الباري في القوس، أي بالغ قيل: والمصدر الإغراق. والغرق اسم المصدر. وفي الحديث: "يأتي على الناس…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root غ ر ق

Verses with أغرق

Verses 1–17 of 17

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember We divided The Sea for you and saved you And drowned Pharaoh's people Within your very sight.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:50
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    But they rejected him, And We delivered him, And those with him, In the Ark: But We overwhelmed In the Flood those Who rejected Our Signs. They were indeed A blind people!

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:64
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    So We exacted retribution From them: We drowned them In the sea, because they Rejected Our Signs, and failed To take warning from them.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:136
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "(Deeds) after the manner Of the People of Pharaoh And those before them": They treated as false the Signs Of their Lord: so We Destroyed them for their crimes, And We drowned the People Of Pharaoh: for they were all Oppressors and wrong-doers.

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:54
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They rejected him, But We delivered him, And those with him, In the Ark, and We made Them inherit (the earth), While We overwhelmed In the Flood those Who rejected Our Signs. Then see what was the end Of those who were warned (But heeded not)!

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:73
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do ye feel secure That He will not send you Back a second time To sea and send against you A heavy gale to drown you Because of your ingratitude, So that ye find no helper Therein against Us?

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:69
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    So he resolved to remove them From the face of the earth: But We did drown him And all who were with him.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:103
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    So they both proceeded: Until, when they were In the boat, he scuttled it. Said Moses: "Hast thou Scuttled it in order To drown those in it? Truly a strange thing Hast thou done!"

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:71
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    We helped him against People who rejected Our Signs: Truly they were a people Given to Evil: so We Drowned them (in the Flood) All together.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:77
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the people of Noah,— When they rejected the apostles, We drowned them, And We made them As a Sign for mankind; And We have prepared For (all) wrong-doers A grievous Penalty;—

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:37
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    But We drowned the others.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:66
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thereafter We drowned those Who remained behind.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:120
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Each one of them We seized For his crime: of them, Against some We sent A violent tornado (with showers Of stones); some were caught By a (mighty) Blast; some We caused the earth To swallow up; and some We drowned (in the waters): It was not God Who Injured (or oppressed) them: They injured (and oppressed) Their own souls.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:40
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    If it were Our Will, We could drown them: Then would there be No helper (to hear Their cry), nor could They be delivered,

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:43
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then the rest We overwhelmed In the Flood.

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:82
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    When at length they Provoked Us, We exacted Retribution from them, and We drowned them all.

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:55
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Because of their sins They were drowned (In the flood), And were made to enter The Fire (of Punishment): And they found In lieu of God None to help them.

    Surah Nuh, verse 71:25