ع ر ر ʿ-r-r
ع ر ر
ʿ-r-r
(lit., scabies, a contagious disease that exposes one’s skin)
Definition
- 1مَعَرَّةmaʿar-rahguilt (exposing one’s reputation)1
- 2الْمُعْتَرَّal-muʿtarrthe one who begs (exposing their need)1
Total uses in the Qur’an: 2
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
مَعَرَّة
فَتُصِيبَكُم مِّنْهُم مَّعَرَّةٌۢ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۢ
... then you would have incurred guilt for “what you did to” them unknowingly.
48:25draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 2
الْمُعْتَرَّ
﴿ وَأَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ ﴾
And feed the one who does not beg, and the one who begs.
22:36
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed