Quranic root
ضير
ḍ · y · r
The root centers on harm, injury, damage, and detriment.
The noun ضَيْر denotes harm or detriment, while the related verb ضَارَهُ means to harm, injure, or damage, and is equated with ضَرَّهُ and أَضَرَّ بِهِ.
- Maqāyīs · row 2974
- Mufradāt · row 883
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
ضَيْر
ḍayr
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
Harm, injury, damage, or detriment.
Occurs in the Quranic construction لَا ضَيْرَ, meaning “there is no harm” or “no harm will befall.”
- Lane · entry 18168
- Mufradāt · row 883
Selected Quran examples
Quran 26:50word 3
“harm”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 26:50ضَيْرَ ۖharm
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 1 Classical meanings
ضَارَهُ
To harm, injure, hurt, damage, or do mischief to someone or something.
Form I verb; also reported with the imperfect يَضِيرُ or يَضُورُ and the verbal nouns ضَيْرٌ and ضَوْرٌ. Equivalent to ضَرَّهُ or أَضَرَّ بِهِ.
- Lane · entry 18168
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The Quranic noun is attested once, in لَا ضَيْرَ. The cited evidence for آل عمران 3:120 concerns a related verb form and does not constitute a second occurrence of this noun.