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عذر

ʿ-d-h-r

The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.

Root

ع-ذ-ر

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Total uses

6

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6

Surahs

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Forms

Root

ع-ذ-ر

Root Meaning

The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.

Derived forms

مَعۡذِرَتُهُمۡ2مَعۡذِرَةً1ٱلۡمُعَذِّرُونَ1عُذۡرࣰ1عُذۡرًا1

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (10)

Al-A'raf 7:164

مَعْذِرَةًMeaning here: The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.

And when a community among them said: Why preach ye to a folk whom Allah is about to destroy or punish with an awful doom, they said: In order to be free from guilt before your Lord, and that haply they may ward off (evil)

At-Tawbah 9:66

تَعْتَذِرُوا۟

Make no excuse. Ye have disbelieved after your (confession of) belief. If We forgive a party of you, a party of you We shall punish because they have been guilty

At-Tawbah 9:90

ٱلْمُعَذِّرُونَMeaning here: The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.

And those among the wandering Arabs who had an excuse came in order that permission might be granted them. And those who lied to Allah and His messenger sat at home. A painful doom will fall on those of them who disbelieve

At-Tawbah 9:94

يَعْتَذِرُونَ

They will make excuse to you (Muslims) when ye return unto them. Say: Make no excuse, for we shall not believe you. Allah hath told us tidings of you. Allah and His messenger will see your conduct, and then ye will be brought back unto Him Who knoweth the Invisible as well as the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do

Al-Kahf 18:76

عُذْرًاMeaning here: The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.

(Moses) said: If I ask thee after this concerning aught, keep not company with me. Thou hast received an excuse from me

Ar-Rum 30:57

مَعْذِرَتُهُمْMeaning here: The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.

In that day their excuses will not profit those who did injustice, nor will they be allowed to make amends

Ghafir 40:52

مَعْذِرَتُهُمْMeaning here: The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.

The day when their excuse availeth not the evil-doers, and theirs is the curse, and theirs the ill abode

At-Tahrim 66:7

تَعْتَذِرُوا۟

(Then it will be said): O ye who disbelieve! Make no excuses for yourselves this day. Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do

Al-Qiyamah 75:15

مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ

Although he tender his excuses

Al-Mursalat 77:6

عُذْرًاMeaning here: The root عذر primarily means to excuse or free from blame. It can also mean to be faulty, deserving punishment, or to aid someone.

To excuse or to warn