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مِرْصاد mirṣād – “lying in wait”

A Qur'anic Arabic noun from the root ر-ص-د that occurs 2 times in the Qur'an. It is word #2,100 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
lying in wait
Type
Noun (Ism)
Root
ر-ص-د
In the Qur'an
2 times
Frequency rank
#2,100 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 7: Frequent Nouns, section 13, lesson 2

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishlying in wait
বাংলাঘাঁটি
اردوگھات
हिन्दीघात
Bahasa Indonesiatempat penantian
Türkçegözetleme yeri
فارسیکمین
Françaisattente

In the Qur'an: An-Naba 78:21

إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادٗا

English

Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

বাংলা

নিশ্চয় জাহান্নাম ওৎ পেতে অপেক্ষমান;

اردو

یقینا جہنم گھات میں ہے۔

हिन्दी

निःसंदेह जहन्नम घात में है।

Bahasa Indonesia

Sesungguhnya neraka Jahannam itu (padanya) ada tempat pengintai,

Türkçe

Şüphesiz, cehennem pusuda beklemektedir.

فارسی

و بی‌گمان جهنم کمین‌گاهی است.

Français

L'Enfer demeure aux aguets,

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.

Other words from the root ر-ص-د