غسق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ س ق (ḡ-s-q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.saq/

Noun

غَسَق (ḡasaq) m

  1. nightfall; dusk
    609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:78:
    قِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ إِنَّ قُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ كَانَ مَشۡهُودࣰا.
    Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.

Declension

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