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يَتَضَرَّعُ

يتضرع in the Quran

Meaning: humble themselves

يتضرع occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 3 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
3
Verses
3
Surahs
3

يَتَضَرَّعُ

Verb · 3 times

Meaning: humble themselves · Also translated as: humble, they supplicate humbly

Forms in the Quran

  • يَتَضَرَّعُونَ ×2
  • يَضَّرَّعُونَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الضرع: ضرع الناقة، والشاة، وغيرهما، وأضرعت الشاة: نزل اللبن في ضرعها لقرب نتاجها، وذلك نحو: أتمر، وألبن: إذا كثر تمره ولبنه، وشاة ضريع: عظيمة الضرع، وأما قوله:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

﴿إذا جاءهم بأسنا تضرعوا﴾ [الأنعام: 43]. التضرع: التذلل والخضوع والاستكانة. وفي الحديث أنه قال في ولدي جعفر: ((مالي أراهما ضارعين؟))

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

Verses with يتضرع

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Before thee We sent (Apostles) to many nations, And We afflicted the nations With suffering and adversity, That they might learn humility.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:42
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whenever We sent a prophet To a town, We took up Its people in suffering And adversity, in order That they might learn humility.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:94
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    We inflicted Punishment On them, but they Humbled not themselves To their Lord, nor do they Submissively entreat (Him)!—

    Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:76