# Gayn-Ra-Vav — غرو (grw)

> Occurs in 2 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/grw

- **Meaning:** to stir up, give rise, rouse, kindle, estrange, incite desire, tempt/seduce/allure, excite, glued, made adhere with, stick/attached, fond, wondered; a certain red dye
- **Derived forms:** أَغْرَيْ (2)

## Verses containing this root

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 14

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَغْرَيْنَا — fa-aghraynā · "So We aroused"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · past tense

وَمِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ قَالُٓوا اِنَّا نَصَارٰٓى اَخَذْنَا م۪يثَاقَهُمْ فَنَسُوا حَظاًّ مِمَّا ذُكِّرُوا بِه۪ۖ فَاَغْرَيْنَا بَيْنَهُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَٓاءَ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِۜ وَسَوْفَ يُنَبِّئُهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ

Wamina allatheena qaloo innanasara akhathna meethaqahumfanasoo haththan mimma thukkiroobihi faaghrayna baynahumu alAAadawata walbaghdaaila yawmi alqiyamati wasawfa yunabbi-ohumu Allahubima kanoo yasnaAAoon

And among those who say: “We are Christians,” We took their agreement; then they forgot a portion of that they were reminded of. And We brought about among them enmity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection; and God will inform them of what they wrought.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-14.md_

### 33. Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 60

- **Form in this verse:** لَنُغْرِيَنَّكَ — lanugh'riyannaka · "We will let you overpower them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · present tense

لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالَّذ۪ينَ ف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ وَالْمُرْجِفُونَ فِي الْمَد۪ينَةِ لَنُغْرِيَنَّكَ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ لَا يُجَاوِرُونَكَ ف۪يهَٓا اِلَّا قَل۪يلاًۚۛ

La-in lam yantahi almunafiqoona wallatheenafee quloobihim maradun walmurjifoona feealmadeenati lanughriyannaka bihim thumma la yujawiroonakafeeha illa qaleela

If the waverers desist not, and those in whose hearts is disease, and the spreaders of lies in the city, We will impel thee against them; then will they not be your neighbours therein save a little,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-60.md_

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