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شَرَوْا / اشْتَرَى
sharaw / ishtarā
to trade; exchange for
Definition
- 1شَرَوْا / اشْتَرَىsharaw / ishtarāto sell, buy, or trade depending on form25
Total uses in the Qur’an: 25
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
شَرَوْهُ · يَشْرِي · ٱشْتَرَوْا
وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۭ بَخْسٍۢ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍۢ وَكَانُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ
And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.
12:20draft glosses: 8 of 9 · 1 pending
ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًۭا قَلِيلًۭا فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
They have exchanged the signs of Allah for a small price and averted [people] from His way. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
9:9draft glosses: 13 of 13
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed