Quranic root
مرأ
m · r · ʾ
An irregular hamzated lexical family centered on the human individual and its feminine counterpart, with related vocabulary for human excellence, bodily digestion, and food that agrees with one's constitution.
The person terms are treated as a set of non-productive inherited forms rather than a single regular pattern. From the person notion, مُرُوءَة denotes perfected manliness, while مَرِيء and related forms concern the throat-adjacent stomach and the agreeableness of food.
- Maqāyīs · row 4337
- Mufradāt · row 1354
- 3
- Quran-attested forms
- 3
- Quran senses
- 38
- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
مَرْء
marʾ
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 11 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
An individual person; in gendered or contextual usage, a man.
The Quranic noun appears in inherited forms including مَرْء، امْرُؤ، امْرِئ، and امْرَأ. In the construction امْرَأَ سُوء, the person is characterized by the following qualification; the qualification is not part of the headword's meaning.
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Selected Quran examples
امْرَأَة
āmraʾah
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 26 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
A woman; in relation to a husband, a wife.
The Quranic form covers singular, dual, case, and possessive forms. The relational sense 'wife' is contextual usage of the noun, not a separate lexical headword.
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Selected Quran examples
مَرِيء
marīʾ
- Part of speech
- Adjective
- 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.
Agreeable, wholesome, and easy to consume or digest.
Used of food or what is consumed, especially in the Quranic expression هَنِيئًا مَرِيئًا.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 4:4word 14
“(and) ease”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 2:102ٱلْمَرْءِthe man
- 2:282وَٱمْرَأَتَانِand two women
- 3:35ٱمْرَأَتُ(the) wife
- 3:40وَٱمْرَأَتِىand my wife
- 4:4مَّرِيٓـًۭٔا(and) ease
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 4 Classical meanings
مُرُوءَة
Fullness or perfection of the person, especially perfected manliness.
An abstract noun describing human completeness rather than the ordinary noun for a person.
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- Mufradāt · row 1354
مَرِيء
The upper part of the stomach and the adjacent rumen attached to the throat.
An anatomical noun, distinct from the Quranic adjectival use meaning agreeable or wholesome.
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مَرَاءَة
The digestibility or agreeableness of food—its being well received by the natural constitution.
A verbal noun for the quality of being مَرِيئًا or easy to digest.
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مَرُؤَ / أَمْرَأَ
Of food, to be agreeable to a person, suit the constitution, or be well tolerated.
The food may be construed as agreeing with or pleasing a person, as in the construction مَرَأَنِي الطَّعَامُ / أَمْرَأَنِي.
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Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
No Lane primary source units were supplied in this packet; the broader classical branches therefore rely on the supplied Maqayis and Mufradat evidence.
The six QAC groups include inherited spelling and case variants of the masculine-person noun; they are consolidated under one public headword rather than treated as separate meanings.
مَرِيء has two distinct attested branches: the Quranic adjective meaning agreeable or wholesome to consume and the classical anatomical noun.