ع ث و ʿ-th-w
تَعْثَوْا
taʿthaw
(lit., uncombed and messy hair); to spread corruption.
Definition
- 1تَعْثَوْاtaʿthawto spread corruption5
Total uses in the Qur’an: 5
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
تَعْثَوْا
وَإِذِ ٱسْتَسْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْحَجَرَ فَٱنفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًۭا قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍۢ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
And do not go about spreading corruption in the land.
2:60draft glosses: 28 of 28
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed