إِعْصَارٌ / الْمُعْصِرَاتِ
ʿ-ṣ-r
whirlwind; rainclouds
Definition
- 1إِعْصَارٌʾiʿṣārwhirlwind (inf., twister)1
- 2الْمُعْصِرَاتِmuʿṣirātclouds from which rain drips1
Total uses in the Qur’an: 2
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
إِعْصَارٌ
فَأَصَابَهَآ إِعْصَارٌۭ فِيهِ نَارٌۭ فَٱحْتَرَقَتْ
Then a fiery whirlwind hits this garden, burning it all up.
2:266draft glosses: 4 of 5 · 1 pending
Sense 2
الْمُعْصِرَاتِ
وَأَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا
And We sent down pouring water from rainclouds.
78:14draft glosses: 5 of 5
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed