استعاذ

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Arabic

Root
ع و ذ (ʕ w ḏ)
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Pronunciation

Verb

اِسْتَعَاذَ (istaʕāḏa) X (non-past يَسْتَعِيذُ (yastaʕīḏu), verbal noun اِسْتِعَاذَة (istiʕāḏa))

  1. to protect oneself
  2. to seek the protection
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:98:
      فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّٰهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
      faʔiḏā qaraʔta l-qurʔāna fastaʕiḏ bi-l-lāhi mina š-šayṭāni r-rajīmi
      When you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed.

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