ع ق ر ʿ-q-r
عَقَرَ
ʿaqara
(lit., from the root) to kill a camel; barren woman.
Definition
- 1عَقَرُواʿaqarūto kill a camel5
- 2عَاقِرʿāqirbarren3
Total uses in the Qur’an: 8
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
عَقَرُوا · فَعَقَرُوهَا
فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O Salih, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."
7:77draft glosses: 15 of 15
Sense 2
عَاقِر
وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا
And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
19:5draft glosses: 13 of 13
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed