ع ش و a-sh-w
يَعْشُ
ya-shu
(lit., at night when it is hard to see)
Definition
- 1يَعْشُya-shuto turn a blind eye, becoming unable to see the truth1
- 2عَشِيّashiearly night, when it grows dark13
Total uses in the Qur’an: 14
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
يَعْشُ
وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَٰنًۭا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌۭ
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.
43:36draft glosses: 11 of 11
Sense 2
عَشِيَّةً · بِٱلْعَشِيِّ · ٱلْعَشِيِّ · عِشَآءً
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.
79:46draft glosses: 8 of 9 · 1 pending
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةًۭ قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًۭا وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرًۭا وَسَبِّحْ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ
He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He Said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."
3:41draft glosses: 20 of 20
وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءًۭ يَبْكُونَ
And they came to their father at night, weeping.
12:16draft glosses: 4 of 4
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed