ص غ ر
ṣ-gh-r
to be little in size or status
Definition
- 1صَغِيرṣaghīrlittle or humble in size7
- 2صَاغِرُونṣāghirūnhumbled, humiliated6
Total uses in the Qur’an: 13
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
صَغِيرًا · صَغِير · صَغِيرَة · أَصْغَر · أَصْغَرَ
وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا
And say, "My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young."
17:24draft glosses: 6 of 6
لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةًۭ وَلَا كَبِيرَةً
This record does not leave any sin, small or large, unlisted.
18:49draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَلَا أَصْغَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَا أَكْبَرَ
... nor anything smaller or larger than that.
34:3draft glosses: 6 of 6
Sense 2
صَاغِرُون · صَاغِرِينَ · الصَّاغِرِينَ · صَغَار
﴿ وَهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ ﴾
And they will be fully humbled.
27:37
سَيُصِيبُ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا صَغَارٌ عِندَ اللَّهِ
The wicked will be overwhelmed by humiliation from Allah.
6:124draft glosses: 5 of 6 · 1 pending
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed