Quran glossary · draft

قوع

open level ground

Unobstructed ground extending as a level surface.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2

Roots: قوع

Lemmas: قاع · قيعة

Forms: قَاعًا · قِيعَةٍ

Occurrence examples (2 of 2)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.

20:106

فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا

24:39

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ كَسَرَابٍۭ بِقِيعَةٍ يَحْسَبُهُ ٱلظَّمْـَٔانُ مَآءً حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَهُۥ لَمْ يَجِدْهُ شَيْـًٔا وَوَجَدَ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ فَوَفَّىٰهُ حِسَابَهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Why this meaning was chosen

قَاع names the level ground left after mountains are removed and is reinforced by صَفْصَفًا. قِيعَة names the open terrain on which a mirage appears to a thirsty observer. The nominal patterns differ in formation, not in the core topography.