رزق

See also: ژرف, ر ز ق, زرق, and ز ر ق

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩𐭪 (rōzīg, “daily bread, sustenance”). Compare Persian روزی (rôzi).

Noun

رِزْق • (rizq) m (plural أَرْزَاق (ʔarzāq))

1. daily wage, livelihood, subsistence
2. daily bread, nourishment, sustenance
3. boon, blessing
4. property, possessions, wealth, fortune
5. income, wages, pay

Declension

Declension of noun رِزْق (rizq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِزْق rizq	الرِّزْق ar-rizq	رِزْق rizq
Nominative	رِزْقٌ rizqun	الرِّزْقُ ar-rizqu	رِزْقُ rizqu
Accusative	رِزْقًا rizqan	الرِّزْقَ ar-rizqa	رِزْقَ rizqa
Genitive	رِزْقٍ rizqin	الرِّزْقِ ar-rizqi	رِزْقِ rizqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِزْقَيْن rizqayn	الرِّزْقَيْن ar-rizqayn	رِزْقَيْ rizqay
Nominative	رِزْقَانِ rizqāni	الرِّزْقَانِ ar-rizqāni	رِزْقَا rizqā
Accusative	رِزْقَيْنِ rizqayni	الرِّزْقَيْنِ ar-rizqayni	رِزْقَيْ rizqay
Genitive	رِزْقَيْنِ rizqayni	الرِّزْقَيْنِ ar-rizqayni	رِزْقَيْ rizqay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْزَاق ʔarzāq	الْأَرْزَاق al-ʔarzāq	أَرْزَاق ʔarzāq
Nominative	أَرْزَاقٌ ʔarzāqun	الْأَرْزَاقُ al-ʔarzāqu	أَرْزَاقُ ʔarzāqu
Accusative	أَرْزَاقًا ʔarzāqan	الْأَرْزَاقَ al-ʔarzāqa	أَرْزَاقَ ʔarzāqa
Genitive	أَرْزَاقٍ ʔarzāqin	الْأَرْزَاقِ al-ʔarzāqi	أَرْزَاقِ ʔarzāqi

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: ըռզակ (əṙzak)
• Maltese: risq
• → Azerbaijani: rizq
• → Classical Syriac: ܪܙܩܐ (rezqā)
• → Turkish: rızık
• → Swahili: riziki

Etymology 2

From the noun رِزْق (rizq) after its root consonants ر ز ق (r-z-q).

Verb

رَزَقَ • (razaqa) I (non-past يَرْزُقُ (yarzuqu), verbal noun رَزْق (razq))

1. to grant, to give
   1. to provide with, to supply with, to favor with

      الله يَرْزُقُ الإنسَان بِالرِّزْقِ الحَلالِ والطيب.

      Allah provides humans with lawful and good sustenance.

   2. to provide with the means of subsistence, to provide for, to enrich
   3. to allot to, to bless with, to endow with
   4. to bestow on, to confer on
2. to thank

Conjugation

    Conjugation of رَزَقَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun رَزْق)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَزْق razq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَازِق rāziq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْزُوق marzūq
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَزَقْتُ razaqtu	رَزَقْتَ razaqta	رَزَقَ razaqa		رَزَقْتُمَا razaqtumā	رَزَقَا razaqā		رَزَقْنَا razaqnā	رَزَقْتُمْ razaqtum	رَزَقُوا razaqū
	f		رَزَقْتِ razaqti	رَزَقَتْ razaqat			رَزَقَتَا razaqatā			رَزَقْتُنَّ razaqtunna	رَزَقْنَ razaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْزُقُ ʔarzuqu	تَرْزُقُ tarzuqu	يَرْزُقُ yarzuqu		تَرْزُقَانِ tarzuqāni	يَرْزُقَانِ yarzuqāni		نَرْزُقُ narzuqu	تَرْزُقُونَ tarzuqūna	يَرْزُقُونَ yarzuqūna
	f		تَرْزُقِينَ tarzuqīna	تَرْزُقُ tarzuqu			تَرْزُقَانِ tarzuqāni			تَرْزُقْنَ tarzuqna	يَرْزُقْنَ yarzuqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْزُقَ ʔarzuqa	تَرْزُقَ tarzuqa	يَرْزُقَ yarzuqa		تَرْزُقَا tarzuqā	يَرْزُقَا yarzuqā		نَرْزُقَ narzuqa	تَرْزُقُوا tarzuqū	يَرْزُقُوا yarzuqū
	f		تَرْزُقِي tarzuqī	تَرْزُقَ tarzuqa			تَرْزُقَا tarzuqā			تَرْزُقْنَ tarzuqna	يَرْزُقْنَ yarzuqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْزُقْ ʔarzuq	تَرْزُقْ tarzuq	يَرْزُقْ yarzuq		تَرْزُقَا tarzuqā	يَرْزُقَا yarzuqā		نَرْزُقْ narzuq	تَرْزُقُوا tarzuqū	يَرْزُقُوا yarzuqū
	f		تَرْزُقِي tarzuqī	تَرْزُقْ tarzuq			تَرْزُقَا tarzuqā			تَرْزُقْنَ tarzuqna	يَرْزُقْنَ yarzuqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُرْزُقْ urzuq			اُرْزُقَا urzuqā				اُرْزُقُوا urzuqū
	f		اُرْزُقِي urzuqī							اُرْزُقْنَ urzuqna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُزِقْتُ ruziqtu	رُزِقْتَ ruziqta	رُزِقَ ruziqa		رُزِقْتُمَا ruziqtumā	رُزِقَا ruziqā		رُزِقْنَا ruziqnā	رُزِقْتُمْ ruziqtum	رُزِقُوا ruziqū
	f		رُزِقْتِ ruziqti	رُزِقَتْ ruziqat			رُزِقَتَا ruziqatā			رُزِقْتُنَّ ruziqtunna	رُزِقْنَ ruziqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرْزَقُ ʔurzaqu	تُرْزَقُ turzaqu	يُرْزَقُ yurzaqu		تُرْزَقَانِ turzaqāni	يُرْزَقَانِ yurzaqāni		نُرْزَقُ nurzaqu	تُرْزَقُونَ turzaqūna	يُرْزَقُونَ yurzaqūna
	f		تُرْزَقِينَ turzaqīna	تُرْزَقُ turzaqu			تُرْزَقَانِ turzaqāni			تُرْزَقْنَ turzaqna	يُرْزَقْنَ yurzaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرْزَقَ ʔurzaqa	تُرْزَقَ turzaqa	يُرْزَقَ yurzaqa		تُرْزَقَا turzaqā	يُرْزَقَا yurzaqā		نُرْزَقَ nurzaqa	تُرْزَقُوا turzaqū	يُرْزَقُوا yurzaqū
	f		تُرْزَقِي turzaqī	تُرْزَقَ turzaqa			تُرْزَقَا turzaqā			تُرْزَقْنَ turzaqna	يُرْزَقْنَ yurzaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرْزَقْ ʔurzaq	تُرْزَقْ turzaq	يُرْزَقْ yurzaq		تُرْزَقَا turzaqā	يُرْزَقَا yurzaqā		نُرْزَقْ nurzaq	تُرْزَقُوا turzaqū	يُرْزَقُوا yurzaqū
	f		تُرْزَقِي turzaqī	تُرْزَقْ turzaq			تُرْزَقَا turzaqā			تُرْزَقْنَ turzaqna	يُرْزَقْنَ yurzaqna

Noun

رَزْق • (razq) m

1. verbal noun of رَزَقَ (razaqa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun رَزْق (razq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَزْق razq	الرَّزْق ar-razq	رَزْق razq
Nominative	رَزْقٌ razqun	الرَّزْقُ ar-razqu	رَزْقُ razqu
Accusative	رَزْقًا razqan	الرَّزْقَ ar-razqa	رَزْقَ razqa
Genitive	رَزْقٍ razqin	الرَّزْقِ ar-razqi	رَزْقِ razqi

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِزْق (rizq), from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩𐭪 (rōzīg). Doublet of روزی (rôzi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈɾizq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪ́zq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪ́zq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɪ́zq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rízq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹézɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾízq]

Readings
Classical reading?	rizq
Dari reading?	rizq
Iranian reading?	rezğ
Tajik reading?	rizq

Noun

Dari	رزق
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ризқ

رزق • (rezq) (plural ارزاق (arzâq))

1. daily bread, sustenance
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 463:

     گفت عیسی چون نخوردی خون مرد
     گفت در قسمت نبودم رزق خورد

     guft 'Isa čōn na-xwardī xūn-i mard
     guft dar qismat na-būdam rizq xward

     Jesus asked, “How did not you drink the man’s blood?”
     “In the (Divine) dispensation ‘twas not granted to me to drink [it as a sustenance]],” replied the lion.

2. food, provision

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “رزق”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic رِزْق (rizq).

Noun

رزق • (rizq) m (Hindi spelling रिज़क़)

1. income, wages
2. allowance
3. daily bread, sustenance