# Za-Cim-Ra — زجر (zjr)

> Occurs in 6 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To prohibit, drive away, interdict, chide away, cry out, scare away, rebuke, deter, discourage, repel, restrain, chide by a cry, by voice, or by reproof, check him, restrained him, or forbade him, with rough speech: or prevented, hindered, restrained, or withheld, him: or forbade, or prohibited, him [by any kind of cry or speech].
- **Derived forms:** زَجْر (1) · زَجْرَة (2) · زَّٰجِرَٰت (1) · مُزْدَجَر (1) · ٱزْدُجِرَ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ — fal-zājirāti · "And those who drive"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · feminine, plural · genitive case

فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْراًۙ

Fazzajirati zajra

And those driving with force,

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-2.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** زَجْرًۭا — zajran · "strongly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · noun-verb · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْراًۙ

Fazzajirati zajra

And those driving with force,

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-2.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** زَجْرَةٌۭ — zajratun · "(will be) a cry"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · nominative case · indefinite

فَاِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَاِذَا هُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahidatunfa-itha hum yanthuroon

Then will it be but one cry — and then will they be looking on —

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-19.md_

### 54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** مُزْدَجَرٌ — muz'dajarun · "(is) deterrence"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of ifti'al · passive · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

وَلَقَدْ جَٓاءَهُمْ مِنَ الْاَنْـبَٓاءِ مَا ف۪يهِ مُزْدَجَرٌۙ

Walaqad jaahum mina al-anba-i mafeehi muzdajar

And there has come to them of reports that wherein is deterrence:

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qamar/verse-4.md_

### 54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱزْدُجِرَ — wa-uz'dujira · "and he was repelled"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of ifti'al · passive · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَـكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ

Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohinfakaththaboo AAabdana waqaloo majnoonun wazdujir

The people of Noah denied before them; they denied Our servant, and said: “One possessed”; and he was repelled.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qamar/verse-9.md_

### 79. Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** زَجْرَةٌۭ — zajratun · "(will be) a shout"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · nominative case · indefinite

فَاِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌۙ

Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahida

And there will be but one cry

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naziat/verse-13.md_

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