ذِراع
Noun · 2 timesMeaning: his two forelegs · Also translated as: cubits
Forms in the Quran
- ذِرَاعَيْهِ ×1
- ذِرَاعًا ×1
ذِراع
ذراع in the Quran
Meaning: his two forelegs
ذراع occurs 2 times in 2 verses across 2 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
- Occurrences
- 2
- Verses
- 2
- Surahs
- 2
- Root
- ذ ر ع
Its root in the classical dictionaries
الذراع: العضو المعروف، ويعبر به عن المذروع، أي: الممسوح بالذراع. قال تعالى: في سلسلة ذرعها سبعونذراعا فاسلكوه [الحاقة/ 32] ، يقال: ذراع من الثوب والأرض، وذراع الأسد: نجم، تشبيها بذراع الحيوان، وذراع العامل: صدر القناة ، ويقال: هذا على حبل ذراعك ، كقولك: هو
قوله: ﴿وضاق بهم ذرعا﴾ [هود: 77] أي طاقة ووسعا. والعرب تقول في التهديد: اقصد بذرعك أي استقم بطاقتك. وفي الحديث: "فكسر ذلك في ذرعي". أي ثبطني عما أردته.
Verses with ذراع
Verses 1–2 of 2
- Each word opens its meaning.
Thou wouldst have deemed them Awake, whilst they were asleep, And We turned them On their right and on Their left sides: their dog Stretching forth his two fore-legs On the threshold: if thou Hadst come up on to them, Thou wouldst have certainly Turned back from them in flight, And wouldst certainly have been Filled with terror of them.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:18 - Each word opens its meaning.
"Further, make him march In a chain, whereof The length is seventy cubits!
Surah Al-Haqqah, verse 69:32