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وَقْر

وقر in the Quran

Meaning: deafness

وقر occurs 7 times in 7 verses across 6 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
7
Verses
7
Surahs
6

وَقْر

Noun · 6 times

Meaning: deafness

Forms in the Quran

  • وَقْرًا ×4
  • وَقْرٌ ×2

وِقْر

Noun · 1 time

Meaning: a load

Forms in the Quran

  • وِقْرًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الوقر: الثقل في الأذن. يقال: وقرت أذنه تقر وتوقر. قال أبو زيد : وقرت توقر فهي موقورة.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

الواو والقاف والراء: أصل يدل على ثقل في الشيء. منه الوقر: الثقل في الأذن. يقال منه: وقرت أذنه توقر وقرا. قال الكسائي: وقرت أذنه فهي موقورة. والوقر: الحمل. ويقال نخلة موقرة وموقر، أي ذات حمل كثير. ومنه الوقار: الحلم والرزانة. ورجل ذو قرة، أي وقور. يقال منه وقر وقارا. وإذا أمرت قلت اوقر، في لغة من قال اومر. قال الأحمر…

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The full entries on the root و ق ر

Verses with وقر

Verses 1–7 of 7

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of them there are some Who (pretend to) listen to thee; But We have thrown Veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, And deafness in their ears; If they saw every one Of the Signs, not they Will believe in them; In so much that When they come to thee, They (but) dispute with thee; The Unbelievers say: "These are nothing But tales of the ancients."

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:25
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We put coverings Over their hearts (and minds) Lest they should understand The Qur-ān, and deafness Into their ears: when thou Dost commemorate thy Lord— And Him alone—in the Qur-ān, They turn on their backs, Fleeing (from the Truth).

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:46
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And who doth more wrong Than one who is reminded Of the Signs of his Lord, But turns away from them, Forgetting the (deeds) which his hands Have sent forth? Verily We Have set veils over their hearts Lest they should understand this, and over their ears, deafness. If thou callest them To guidance, even then Will they never accept guidance.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:57
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our Signs are rehearsed To such a one, he turns Away in arrogance, as if He heard them not, as if There were deafness in both His ears: announce to him A grievous Penalty.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:7
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "Our hearts are Under veils, (concealed) From that to which thou Dost invite us, and In our ears is a deafness, And between us and thee Is a screen: so do Thou (what thou wilt); For us, we shall do (What we will!)"

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:5
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Had We sent this as A Qur-ān (in a language) Other than Arabic, they would Have said: "Why are not Its verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic And (a Messenger) an Arab?" Say: "It is a guide And a healing to those Who believe; and for those Who believe not, there is A deafness in their ears, And it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) Being called from a place Far distant!"

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:44
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those that Lift and bear away Heavy weights;

    Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 51:2