# Ze-Vav-Ra — زور (zwr)

> Occurs in 6 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** visit, visitor, incline towards, he honoured him, falsify/beautify/embellish, lie/untruth, adjust/correct, decline or turn aside from it, determination
- **Derived forms:** تَّزَٰوَرُ (1) · زُرْ (1) · زُّور (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 17

- **Form in this verse:** تَّزَٰوَرُ — tazāwaru · "inclining away"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tefa'ul · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense

وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ اِذَا طَلَعَتْ تَزَاوَرُ عَنْ كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَم۪ينِ وَاِذَا غَرَبَتْ تَقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ ف۪ي فَجْوَةٍ مِنْهُۜ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِۜ مَنْ يَهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِۚ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِياًّ مُرْشِداً۟

Watara ashshamsa itha talaAAattazawaru AAan kahfihim thata alyameeni wa-ithagharabat taqriduhum thata ashshimaliwahum fee fajwatin minhu thalika min ayatiAllahi man yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadi waman yudlilfalan tajida lahu waliyyan murshida

(And thou seest the sun: when it rises it inclines away from their cave to the right; and when it sets, it passes away from them on the left — and they in the opening thereof! That is among the proofs of God; whom God guides, he is guided; and whom He sends astray, for him thou wilt find no guiding ally.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-17.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 30

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلزُّورِ — l-zūri · "false"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

ذٰلِكَۗ وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَاتِ اللّٰهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّه۪ۜ وَاُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْاَنْعَامُ اِلَّا مَا يُتْلٰى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الْاَوْثَانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِۙ

Thalika waman yuAAaththimhurumati Allahi fahuwa khayrun lahu AAindarabbihi waohillat lakumu al-anAAamu illa mayutla AAalaykum fajtaniboo arrijsa minaal-awthani wajtaniboo qawla azzoor

That[...]. And whoso honours the sacred things of God, it is better for him in the sight of his Lord. And the cattle are lawful to you save that recited to you. And avoid the abomination of idols. And avoid false speech,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-30.md_

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** وَزُورًۭا — wazūran · "and a lie"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَقَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اِنْ هٰذَٓا اِلَّٓا اِفْكٌۨ افْتَرٰيهُ وَاَعَانَهُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ اٰخَرُونَۚۛ فَقَدْ جَٓاؤُ۫ ظُلْماً وَزُوراًۚۛ

Waqala allatheena kafaroo in hathailla ifkun iftarahu waaAAanahu AAalayhiqawmun akharoona faqad jaoo thulmanwazoora

And those who ignore warning say: “This is only a falsehood; he invented it, and other people assisted him in it.” And they have brought injustice and falsehood.

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

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 72

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلزُّورَ — l-zūra · "(to) the falsehood"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَالَّذ۪ينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَۙ وَاِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَاماً

Wallatheena layashhadoona azzoora wa-itha marroo billaghwimarroo kirama

And who do not bear witness to falsehood, and when they pass by vain speech, pass by with dignity;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-72.md_

### 58. Surah Al-Mujadila, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** وَزُورًۭا ۚ — wazūran · "and a lie"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ نِسَٓائِهِمْ مَا هُنَّ اُمَّهَاتِهِمْۜ اِنْ اُمَّهَاتُهُمْ اِلَّا الّٰٓئ۪ وَلَدْنَهُمْۜ وَاِنَّهُمْ لَيَقُولُونَ مُنْكَراً مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَزُوراًۜ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَعَفُوٌّ غَفُورٌ

Allatheena yuthahiroonaminkum min nisa-ihim ma hunna ommahatihim inommahatuhum illa alla-ee waladnahumwa-innahum layaqooloona munkaran mina alqawli wazooran wa-innaAllaha laAAafuwwun ghafoor

Those among you who assist among their wives: — they are not their mothers; their mothers are only those who gave them birth. And they say what is perverse of speech, and a falsehood; but God is forgiving and merciful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mujadila/verse-2.md_

### 102. Surah At-Takathur, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** زُرْتُمُ — zur'tumu · "you visit"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense

حَتّٰى زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَۜ

Hatta zurtumu almaqabir

Until you visit the graves.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-takathur/verse-2.md_

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