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Quran Maqasid

رِيح

ريح in the Quran

Meaning: the winds

ريح occurs 29 times in 28 verses across 26 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
29
Verses
28
Surahs
26

رِيح

Noun · 29 times

Meaning: the winds · Also translated as: the wind, a wind, your strength, with a wind

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلرِّيَٰحِ ×17
  • رِيحٍ ×4
  • رِيحًا ×4
  • بِرِيحٍ ×2
  • رِيحُكُمْ ×1
  • ٱلرِّيَاحَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الراء والواو والحاء أصل كبير مطرد، يدل على سعة وفسحة واطراد. وأصل [ذلك] كله الريح. وأصل الياء في الريح الواو، وإنما قلبت ياء لكسرة ما قبلها. فالروح روح الإنسان، وإنما هو مشتق من الريح، وكذلك الباب كله. والروح: نسيم الريح. ويقال أراح الإنسان، إذا تنفس. وهو في شعر امرئ القيس. ويقال أروح الماء وغيره: تغيرت رائحته.

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس

الريح: نسيم الهواء، وكذلك نسيم كل شيء، وهي مؤنثة؛ وفي التنزيل: مثل ريح فيها صر أصابت حرث قوم ؛ هو عند سيبويه فعل، وهو عند أبي الحسن فعل وفعل. والريحة: طائفة من الريح؛ عن سيبويه، قال: وقد يجوز أن يدل الواحد على ما يدل عليه الجمع، وحكى بعضهم: ريح وريحة مع كوكب وكوكبة وأشعر أنهما لغتان، وجمع الريح أرواح، وأراويح جمع…

لسان العرب — ابن منظور
The full entries on the root ر و ح

Verses with ريح

Verses 21–28 of 28

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then We subjected the Wind To his power, to flow Gently to his order, Whithersoever he willed,—

    Surah Sad, verse 38:36
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    So We sent against them A furious Wind through days Of disaster, that We might Give them a taste Of a Penalty of humiliation In this Life; but the Penalty Of a Hereafter will be More humiliating still: And they will find No help.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:16
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If it be His Will, He can still the Wind: Then would they become Motionless on the back Of the (ocean). Verily In this are Signs For everyone who patiently Perseveres and is grateful.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:33
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And in the alternation Of Night and Day, And the fact that God Sends down Sustenance from The sky, and revives therewith The earth after its death, And in the change Of the winds,—are Signs For those that are wise.

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:5
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then, when they saw The (Penalty in the shape of) A cloud traversing the sky, Coming to meet their valleys, They said, "This cloud Will give us rain!" "Nay, it is the (calamity) Ye were asking to be Hastened!—a wind Wherein is a Grievous Penalty!

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:24
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And in the ‘Ād (people) (Was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them The devastating Wind:

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:41
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    For We sent against them A furious wind, on a Day Of violent Disaster,

    Surah Al-Qamar, verse 54:19
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the ‘Ād,— They were destroyed By a furious Wind, Exceedingly violent;

    Surah Al-Haqqah, verse 69:6