# Zal-Ra-Ayn — ذرع (prE)

> Occurs in 5 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to measure by the cubit, stretch the forefeet in walk, lower (a camel) for riding, overcome, strangle from behind, raise and stretch forth the arm (in swimming), stretching forth of the hand, spread widely, strength/power, measure, length, forearm, forefoot, cubit, rod of cubit of 22 3/4 inches, length of the arm to the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger.
- **Derived forms:** ذِرَاع (2) · ذَرْع (3)

## Verses containing this root

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 77

- **Form in this verse:** ذَرْعًۭا — dharʿan · "(and) uneasy"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَلَمَّا جَٓاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطاً س۪ٓيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعاً وَقَالَ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَص۪يبٌ

Walamma jaat rusulunalootan see-a bihim wadaqa bihim tharAAan waqalahatha yawmun AAaseeb

And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and straitened with unease for them; and he said: “This is a trying day.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-77.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 18

- **Form in this verse:** ذِرَاعَيْهِ — dhirāʿayhi · "his two forelegs"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, dual · nominative case

وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ اَيْقَاظاً وَهُمْ رُقُودٌۗ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَم۪ينِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِۗ وَكَلْبُهُمْ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَص۪يدِۜ لَوِ اطَّـلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَاراً وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْباً

Watahsabuhum ayqathanwahum ruqoodun wanuqallibuhum thata alyameeni wathataashshimali wakalbuhum basitun thiraAAayhibilwaseedi lawi ittalaAAta AAalayhimlawallayta minhum firaran walamuli/ta minhum ruAAba

And thou thinkest them awake, when they are asleep; and We cause them to turn to the right and the left.) And their dog was stretching out its two paws on the threshold — hadst thou looked upon them, thou wouldst have turned away from them in flight and been filled with terror of them.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-18.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** ذَرْعًۭا — dharʿan · "(and) uneasy"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَلَمَّٓا اَنْ جَٓاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُـوطاً س۪ٓيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَـاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعاً وَقَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ۠ اِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِر۪ينَ

Walamma an jaat rusulunalootan see-a bihim wadaqa bihim tharAAan waqaloola takhaf wala tahzan inna munajjookawaahlaka illa imraataka kanat mina alghabireen

And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them, and felt unable to protect them. And they said: “Fear thou not, nor grieve. We will deliver thee and thy household save thy wife; she is of those who stay behind.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-33.md_

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** ذَرْعُهَا — dharʿuhā · "its length"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

ثُمَّ ف۪ي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعاً فَاسْلُكُوهُۜ

Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuhasabAAoona thiraAAan faslukooh

“Then into a chain the length whereof is seventy cubits insert him!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-haqqah/verse-32.md_

### 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** ذِرَاعًۭا — dhirāʿan · "cubits"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

ثُمَّ ف۪ي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعاً فَاسْلُكُوهُۜ

Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuhasabAAoona thiraAAan faslukooh

“Then into a chain the length whereof is seventy cubits insert him!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-haqqah/verse-32.md_

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