Quran glossary · draft

ضَنك

constricted

Constricted and difficult as the condition of a life deprived of ease.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: ضنك

Lemmas: ضنك

Forms: ضَنكًا

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

20:124

وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَعْمَىٰ

Why this meaning was chosen

The single family occurrence was reviewed on one page. ضَنكًا characterizes the life assigned to one who turns away from God's remembrance, before that person is gathered blind at resurrection.