ذ ك ر dh-k-r
ذَكَرَ
zakara / tazak-kara / dhakkara / zakar
(lit., fine steel--hence, noteworthy, vigorous)
Definition
- 1ذَكَرَ / تَذَكَّرَ / ذَكَّرَzakara / tazak-kara / dhakkarato take note of, mention; remember; remind vigorously274
- 2ذَكَرzakarmale (lit., noted for vigour)18
Total uses in the Qur’an: 292
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
ذَكَرَ / ذُكِرَ / ذَكَرُوا / ذَكَرْتُمْ / يَذْكُرُ / يَذْكُرُوا / تَذْكُرُوا / أَذْكُرُ / أَذْكُرُوا · اذْكُرْ / اذْكُرُوا / تَذَكَّرَ / تَذَكَّرُوا / تَذَكَّرُونَ / يَتَذَكَّرُ / يَذَّكَّرُ / مُذَكِّر · ذِكْر / ذِكْرَى / ذِكْرُكُمْ / ذِكْرِي / ذِكْرٌ / ذِكْرًا / الذِّكْر / الذِّكْرَى / تَذْكِرَة / مُدَّكِر · الذَّاكِرِينَ / الذَّاكِرَات
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
And when they are reminded, they are never mindful.
37:13draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مُوسَىٰٓ
And mention in the Book the story of Musa.
19:51draft glosses: 4 of 4
فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ آبَاءَكُمْ
Then praise Allah as you used to praise your forefathers before Islam, or even more passionately.
2:200draft glosses: 4 of 4
قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ
They said, "We heard a young man speaking ill of them."
21:60draft glosses: 4 of 4
فَكُلُوا مِمَّا ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ
So eat only of that meat upon which Allah’s Name has been mentioned.
6:118draft glosses: 6 of 6
إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ
None will be mindful of this except people of reason.
13:19draft glosses: 4 of 4
لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
... perhaps they will be mindful.
2:221draft glosses: 2 of 2
أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Will you not then be mindful?
10:3draft glosses: 2 of 2
فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ أَذْكُرْكُمْ
So remember Me; I will remember you.
2:152draft glosses: 2 of 2
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ
Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.
13:28draft glosses: 5 of 5
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ
It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder.
15:9draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
54:17draft glosses: 7 of 7
وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ
Surely this Quran is a source of renown for you and your people.
43:44draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And We elevated your renown for you.
94:4draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنْفَعُ
And continue to remind. For certainly reminders benefit the believers.
51:55draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَذَكِّرْهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللَّهِ
And remind them of Allah’s days of favour.
14:5draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ
And establish prayer for My remembrance.
20:14draft glosses: 3 of 3
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Surely this is a reminder.
73:19draft glosses: 3 of 3
هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنسَانِ حِينٌ مِّنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْئًا مَّذْكُورًا
The human being was nothing worth mentioning.
76:1draft glosses: 11 of 11
وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ
... and men and women who remember Allah often.
33:35draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 2
ذَكَر / الذَّكَر
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍۢ وَأُنثَىٰ
Indeed, We created you from a male and a female.
49:13draft glosses: 5 of 5
Notes
ⓘادَّكَر id-dakara, like مُدَّكِر mud-dakir: the ذ was originally ذ; then the ذ was turned into a د; then merged with the د, becoming دّ.
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