ع ذ ب '-dh-b
عَذَّبَ
ʿazzaba
(lit., to torment by inflicting physical harm or denying drinkable water)
Definition
- 1عَذَّبَʿazzabato punish371
- 2عَذْبʿazbfresh, drinkable (water)2
Total uses in the Qur’an: 373
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
عَذَّبَ · يُعَذِّبُ · نُعَذِّبُ · عَذَابٌ · الْعَذَابُ · مُعَذِّبِينَ · مُعَذَّبِينَ
يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ
He forgives whoever He wills, and punishes whoever He wills.
3:129draft glosses: 6 of 6
فَإِنِّي أُعَذِّبُهُ عَذَابًا لَا أُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ
… then I will punish him with a torment which I have never inflicted on anyone of My creation.
5:115draft glosses: 8 of 8
وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ
And they will have a painful punishment.
2:10draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ
And they will have a tremendous punishment.
2:7draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ الْعَذَابُ الْأَلِيمُ
… and that My torment is indeed the most painful.
15:50draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا
And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺.
17:15draft glosses: 6 of 6
وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
And we will never be punished.
26:138draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 2
عَذْبٌ
هَٰذَا عَذْبٌۭ فُرَاتٌۭ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌۭ
This ˹body of water˺ is fresh and palatable, and that is salty and bitter.
25:53draft glosses: 6 of 6
Notes
ⓘthis is the only form that has sukūn on the ذ
DawahAgent2026-06-10 · reviewed