Quran glossary · draft

غبر

dusty residue

A residual layer of dust deposited upon a surface.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: غبر

Lemmas: غبرة

Forms: غَبَرَةٌ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

80:40

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

Why this meaning was chosen

The active participle consistently places Lot's wife among those left behind when his household is rescued. The noun غَبَرَة names dust lying upon faces on the Day. A remaining person and a deposited dusty residue preserve the same after-removal relation in animate and material domains.