رِزْقٌ sustenance in Arabic
رِزْقٌ is how you say “sustenance” in Arabic.
Root ر ز ق r-z-q. noun (verbal noun / substantive). rizq.
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Meaning of sustenance in Arabic
- sustenance, means of subsistence what God sends to sustain life; includes both material provision (food) and, per the lexicon, non-material provision (knowledge, understanding)
- a gift or benefit; a thing from which one profits especially something given by God
- subsistence-money, pay, or allowance the regular stipend given to a soldier
- rain an occasional figurative use, found in the Qur'an (45:4, 51:22)
Example sentence
ومحق الْبركَة فِي الرزق والعمر وحرمان الْعلم
And the removal of blessings in sustenance and lifespan, and deprivation of knowledge.
الرِّزْقِ of sustenance
al- = 'the'; the noun after 'fi': 'sustenance, provision'.
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How it is used
رِزْق most commonly denotes God-given sustenance — food and material provision, but classically extended to non-material provision like knowledge. The Qur'an also uses it for thanking God's provision (56:81) and, figuratively, for rain (45:4, 51:22); in a military context it narrows to a soldier's regular pay or allowance.
Words from the same root
- رَزَقَ he (God) granted sustenance to, gave as a gift to; also, he (a bird) fed its young, or a commander paid his troops
- ارتزقوا they (soldiers or people) received their due allowances/subsistence-money
- استرزقهُ he asked him for sustenance or a stipend
- رَزْقَةٌ a single portion of subsistence-money or pay given at one time
- الرَّزَّاقُ "The All-Provider" — an intensive epithet of God
- الرَّازِقُ "The Provider" — an epithet of God (also usable of a person)
- مَرْزُوقٌ one who is provided with sustenance
- المُرْتَزِقَةُ those who draw a stipend or pay, e.g. salaried soldiers
More example sentences
إذا أبطأتك هموم الرزق، فاعمل بالأسباب واترك في قلبك فراغًا للثقة، فالقلق لا يزيد في الكيل حبةً واحدة
If worries about sustenance slow you down, act upon the means and leave space in your heart for trust, for anxiety does not add a single grain to the measure.
الرِّزْقِ of sustenance
'al-' = 'the'; 'rizq' = 'provision, livelihood'; the 'of' word, so 'of provision'.
لا ينسى رزق الحمل ولا يهمل قوت النمل ولا الحيات في الرمل تطوى،
He does not forget the provision for the fetus nor neglect the nourishment of the ants or the snakes coiled in the sand.
رِزْقَ provision
This noun is the thing acted upon and sits in the object ending, and it is also the first half of a possessive pair. As the leading noun it leans on the next word to say provision of whom, forming a possessive unit with no separate 'of'.
Common questions
- How do you say "sustenance" in Arabic?
- رِزْق (rizq) — the sustenance or provision, especially as given by God.
- What is the root of رِزْق and what other words come from it?
- The root ر-ز-ق (r-z-q) also gives رَزَقَ ("he granted sustenance"), الرَّزَّاق ("The All-Provider," a name of God), and مَرْزُوق ("one provided for").
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).