Quran Dictionary - أ خ ر
Quran Dictionary - أ خ ر EDIT The triliteral root hamza khā rā ( أ خ ر ) occurs 250 times in the Quran, in six derived forms: 15 times as the form II verb akhara ( أَخَّرَ ) three times as the form V verb ta-akhara ( تَأَخَّرَ ) six times as the form X verb yastakhiru ( يَسْتَأْخِرُ ) 155 times as the nominal ākhir ( آخِر ) 70 times as the nominal ākhar ( آخَر ) once as the form X active participle mus'takhirīn ( مُسْتَـْٔخِرِين ) The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction. Verb (form II) - to delay, to give respite (4:77:34) akhartanā You postpone (it for) us رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا الْقِتَالَ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنَا إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ (11:8:2) akharnā We delay وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ مَعْدُودَةٍ لَيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُ (11:104:2) nu-akhiru