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Form 1وَزَرَ4 senses · 1 main
maṣdarوِزْرٌ وَزَارَةٌmuḍāriʿيَزِرُ يَوْزَرُ يُوزَرُ

Core sense — he bore a heavy burden; he sinned; he became vicegerent to a kinggenerated

1.1Nor shall any [soul] bearing [a heavy burden] bear the [heavy] burden of another soul—وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى

with kesr: he bore, or carried, a heavy load, or burden.

In the Kur 6:164 and elsewhere. The burden meant is the burden of sin: no one shall be punished for the sin of another; nor shall any sinning soul bear the heavy burden of another soul — everyone shall be repaid for his own deeds. Or: nor shall any sinning [soul] sin by the sin of another.

1.1.1figurative · مجازhe sinned; or he bore [a burden of] sin—وَزَرَ

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he sinned; or he bore [a burden of] sin—وَزِرَ

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he sinned; or he bore [a burden of] sin—وُزِرَ

maṣdar وِزْرٌ, وَزْرٌ, and زِرَةٌ or وِزْرَةٌ, according to Zj, as IM says he saw it pointed and well written.

on this sense See also Form 8.

1.1.2figurative · مجازhe was charged with, or accused of, a sin—وُزِرَ
1.1.3figurative · مجازhe was, or became, a وَزِير [or vicegerent] to the governor, sultán, or king—وَزَرَ لِلْأَمِيرِ

maṣdar وَزَارَةٌ and توزّر لِلْأَمِيرِ, or لَلْمَلِكِ and وَازرهُ.

he was, or became, vicegerent to the governor, sultán, or king—لِلْسُّلْطَانِ

I believe this to be the right reading, but in the only copy of the Msb that I have I find it written السلطان.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 4 shown of 7
6:31
قَدْ خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَآءِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً قَالُوا۟ يَـٰحَسْرَتَنَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطْنَا فِيهَا وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ أَوْزَارَهُمْ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِمْ ۚ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ

Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet Allah,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear?

16:25
لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟ أَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةً يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ وَمِنْ أَوْزَارِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ

Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens in full, and also (something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whom they misled. Alas, how grievous the burdens they will bear!

17:15
مَّنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا

Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning).

53:38
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another;

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, (A, Mgh, K,) aor. يَزِرُ , inf. n. وِزْرٌ , with kesr, (K,) He bore, or carried, a heavy load, or burden. (A, Mgh, K.) It is said in the Kur, [vi. 164, &c.,] وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى Nor shall any [soul] bearing [a heavy burden] bear the [heavy] burden of another soul; (S;) i. e., its burden of sin: (Mgh, Msb:) meaning, that no one shall be punished for the sin of another; nor shall any sinning soul bear the heavy burden of another soul; every one shall be requited for his [own] deeds: (TA:) or nor shall any sinning [soul] sin by the sin of another. (Akh, S, TA.) Hence, (Akh, S,) وَزَرَ , (Akh, S, A, Msb, K,) aor. يَزِرُ ; and وَزِرَ , aor. يَوْزَرُ ; (Akh, S, A, Msb, K;) and وُزِرَ (the same and A,) aor. يُوزَرُ ; (Akh, S, K;) inf. n. وِزْرٌ and وَزْرٌ and زِرَةٌ , (K,) or وِزْرَةٌ , accord. to Zj, as I have seen it [says IM] pointed and well written; (L;) He sinned: (Akh, S, A, K:) or he bore [a burden of] sin- (Msb.) See also 8. وُزِرَ also signifies He was charged with, or accused of, a sin. (K, * TA.) وَزَرَ لِلْأَمِيرِ , (A,) and لِلْسُّلْطَانِ , (Msb, [this I believe to be the right reading; but in the only copy of the Msb, that I have, I find it written السلطان ;]) aor. يَزِرُ ; (A, Msb;) inf. n. وَزَارَةٌ ; (A;) and توزّر لِلْأَمِيرِ , (S.) or لَلْمَلِكِ ; (K;) and وَازرهُ ; (S, K;) He was, or became, وَزِير [or vicegerent] (S, A, Msb, K) to the governor, (S, A,) or sultán, (Msb,) or king. (K.)
Form 3وَاْزَرَ3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarمُوَازَرَةٌ

Core sense — he bore a burden with him; he aided and strengthened himgenerated

3.1he bore a burden with him—وَازرهُ
3.1.1figurative · مجازhe bore with the king the burden of the regal office—وازر المَلِكَ أَعْبَآءَ المُلْكِ

The king here is حَامَلَهُ. See also Form 1, last meaning.

3.1.2he aided, assisted, or helped him, and strengthened him, to do the thing—وازرهُ عَلَى الأَمْرِ

originally آزَرَهُ; of the two, وازره is the more chaste.

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[ وَازرهُ He bore a burden with him. [Hence,] وازر المَلِكَ أَعْبَآءَ المُلْكِ He bore with the king ( حَامَلَهُ ) the burden of the regal office. (A.) See also 1, last signification. وازرهُ عَلَى الأَمْرِ , (TA,) inf. n. مُوَازَرَةٌ , (A, TA,) He aided, assisted, or helped, him, and strengthened him, to do the thing: originally آزَرَهُ : (A, * TA:) the former of these, وازره , is the more chaste. (TA.)
Form 4اوزرهُ1 sense

Core sense — he appointed him a place of refugegenerated

4.1a place of refuge to go to—وَزَر

He appointed him such a place.

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He appointed him a وَزَر , (K, TA,) i. e., a place of refuge to which to betake himself. (TA.)
Form 5تَوَزَّرَ1 sense

Core sense — he became vicegerent to a kinggenerated

5.1

See Form 1, last meaning.

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see 1, last signification.
Form 8إِتَّزَرَ1 sense

Core sense — he committed a singenerated

8.1figurative · مجاز

He committed a وِزْر, that is, a sin. Of the measure إِفْتَعَلَ, originally إِوْتَزَرَ.

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, of the measure إِفْتَعَلَ , (S, Msb,) [originally إِوْتَزَرَ ,] He committed a وِزْر , (S, K,) i. e., a sin. (Msb, TA.)
Form 10إِستوزرهُ1 sense

Core sense — he chose him as a vicegerentgenerated

10.1figurative · مجازsuch a one was taken, or chosen, as a وزير—أُسْتُوزِرَ فُلَانٌ

He took him, or chose him, as a وَزِير [or vicegerent].

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He took him, or chose him, as a وَزِير [or vicegerent]. (K.) You say, أُسْتُوزِرَ فُلَانٌ Such a one was taken, or chosen, as a وزير . (S, A. *)

Derived nouns 6

Nounوِزْرٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a heavy load or burden; weapons of war; a singenerated

1a heavy load or burden; a bundle, or great bundle, carried on the back; a weight—ثقل

In the S the synonym is written ثِقْل in two copies, and apparently so also according to A ʿObeyd, who makes its plural أَثْقَال; in my copy of the Msb it is written without vowel signs; in the K it is written ثِقَل.

Plural أَوْزَارٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازa weapon, an instrument of war; or weapons, arms—سِلَاحٌ

So called because it is heavy upon the wearer.

Or أَوْزَارٌ means the burdens and instruments of war and the like, the singular being وِزْرٌ (A ʿObeyd); or, according to some, it has no singular.

until the war terminates—حَيَّى تَضَعَ ٱلْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا

In the Kur 47:5. Said to mean this because then the people of the war lay down their arms; properly, until the people of the war lay down their burdens — their weapons and burdens; or, as some say, their sins.

on this sense El-Aashà says: [And I prepared for the war its weapons and other apparatus; long lances and male horses]

shāhid
وَأَعْدَدْتُ لِلْحَرْبِ أَوْزَارَهَارِمَاحًا طِوَالًا وَخَيْلًا ذُكُورَا
1.2figurative · مجاز

A sin, and especially polytheism. Plural as above. This is the sense in which it is most often used in the traditions.

Qur’ānic occurrences وِزْر 3 shown of 11
20:100
مَّنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَحْمِلُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ وِزْرًا

If any do turn away therefrom, verily they will bear a burden on the Day of judgment;

53:38
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another;

94:2
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

And removed from thee thy burden

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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A heavy load or burden, (A, Mgh, K,) a bundle, (S,) or great bundle, (K,) that is carried on the back: (S, K:) a weight; syn. ثقل : (S, [in which the syn. is written ثِقْل : so in two copies; and so app. accord. to A 'Obeyd, who makes its pl. أَثْقَال :] and Msb [in which, in my copy, the syn. is written without syll. signs:] and K [in which it is written ثِقَل :]) pl. أَوْزَارٌ . (Msb, K.) A weapon; an instrument of war: or weapons; arms: syn. سِلَاحٌ : (S, Mgh, Msb, K:) because heavy upon the wearer: (Mgh, Msb:) or أَوْزَارٌ signifies the burdens and instruments of war, &c.; and the sing. is وِزْرٌ ; (A 'Obeyd, TA;) or it has no sing., accord. to some. (TA.) A poet says, (S,) namely El-Aashà, (Mgh, TA.) 1 [And I prepared for the war its weapons and other apparatus; long lances and male horses]. (S, Mgh, TA.) And it is said in the Kur, [xlvii. 5,] حَيَّى تَضَعَ ٱلْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا , meaning, Until the war terminates: (Mgh, Msb:) because then the people thereof lay down their arms: (Mgh:) properly, until the people of the war lay down their burdens: (Msb:) their weapons and burdens: or, as some say, their sins. (Bd.) وَأَعْدَدْتُ لِلْحَرْبِ أَوْزَارَهَا | رِمَاحًا طِوَالًا وَخَيْلًا ذُكُورَا A sin: (S, Bd, ubi supra, and Msb, K:) and [especially] polytheism: (Fr, Bd, TA:) pl. as above. (Bd, Msb, &c.) This is the sense in which it is most frequently used in the traditions. (IAth.)
Nounوَزَرٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a mountain; a mountain hard to reach; a place of refugegenerated

1

A mountain: this is the primary meaning. Or a mountain hard of access, or strong. Aboo-Is-hák: a mountain to which one goes for refuge, and this is the primary meaning.

1.1

A place of refuge; any such place. Aboo-Is-hák.

So in the Kur 75:11.

1.2

See also وَزِيرٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences وَزَر
75:11
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

By no means! No place of safety!

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A mountain: this is the primary signification: (S:) or a mountain difficult of access, or strong: (K, TK:) or a mountain to which one betakes himself for refuge: this is the primary signification. (Aboo-Is-hák.) A place of refuge: (S, Msb, K:) any such place. (Aboo-Is-hák, K.) So in the Kur, lxxv. 11. (TA.) See also وَزِيرٌ .
Nounوَزِيرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who bears a burden with another; a vicegerent of a kinggenerated

1one who bears a burden or burdens with another; or one who aids, helps and strengthens another—مُوَازِرٌ

See Form 3.

In the same way أَكِيلٌ has the sense of مُؤَاكِلٌ, and جَلِيسٌ that of مُجَالِسٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازthe one who bears with the king the burdens of the regal office—وزير

[A vicegerent of a king or the like; or a confidential minister of state: in English commonly written vizier, in imitation of the Turkish pronunciation, but properly wezeer.] He is the king's close companion, who bears his master's burden and aids him by his counsel.

That is, يُوَازِرُهُ, meaning يُحَامِلُهُ.

Not from مُوَازَرَةٌ, meaning the act of aiding or the like, because the و in that word is substituted for ء, and the derivative from it of the measure فَعِيلٌ is أَزِيرٌ.

ISd says that some hold the و in وزير to be substituted for ء; but Abu-l-ʿAbbás says this does not agree with analogy, for the substitution of ء for و in a word of this measure is rare, and that of و for ء is stranger still.

The وزير is so called because he bears for the king the burden of administration; or the word is from وَزَرٌ, meaning a mountain to which one has recourse to save himself from destruction. Aboo-Is-hák: the وزير of the khaleefeh is one on whose counsel the khaleefeh relies in his affairs, and to whom he goes for refuge or safety.

Plural وُزَرَآءُ and أَوْزَارٌ, the latter like أَشْرَافٌ and أَيْتَامٌ, plurals of شَرِيفٌ and يَتِيمٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences وَزِير
20:29
وَٱجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًا مِّنْ أَهْلِى

"And give me a Minister from my family,

25:35
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَا مَعَهُۥٓ أَخَاهُ هَـٰرُونَ وَزِيرًا

(Before this,) We sent Moses The Book, and appointed his brother Aaron with him as minister;

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i. q. مُوَازِرٌ [One who bears a burden or burdens with another: or one who aids, assists or helps, and strengthens, another: see 3:] (S, A, K:) like as أَكِيلٌ signifies i. q. مُؤَاكِلٌ , (S,) and جَلِيسٌ i. q. مُجَالِسٌ . (A.) [A vicegerent of a king or the like: or a confidential minister of state: in English commonly written vizier, in imitation of the Turkish pronunciation; but properly, wezeer:] the familiar of the king, who bears his master's burden, and aids him by his counsel: (K:) or the وزير of the king is the person who bears with him ( يُوَازِرُهُ , i. e. يُحَامِلُهُ ,) the burdens of the regal office: not from مُوَازَرَةٌ , signifying the “ act of aiding or the like, ” because the و in this latter word is substituted for ء , and the derivative from it of the measure فَعِيلٌ is أَزِيرٌ : (A:) ISd says, some hold that the و in وزير is substituted for ء ; but Abu-l-'Abbás says, that this is not agreeable with analogy; for the substitution of ء for و in a word of this measure is rare, and that of و for ء is more strange: (TA:) the وزير is so called because he bears for the king the burden of administration: (S, * Msb:) or it is from وَزَرٌ , signifying “ a mountain to which one has recourse to save himself from destruction: ” so the وزير of the khaleefeh is one upon whose counsel the khaleefeh relies in his affairs, and to whom he betakes himself for refuge or safety: (Aboo-Is-hák, TA:) pl. وُزَرَآءُ (A, Msb, K) and أَوْزَارٌ ; (A, K;) the latter like أَشْرَافٌ and أَيْتَامٌ , (A, TA,) pls. of شَرِيفٌ and يَتِيمٌ . (TA.)
Nounوِزَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the condition, or office, of a viziergenerated

1

This word and وَزَارَةٌ: the condition, or office, of a وَزِير. The former is the more approved.

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and وَزَارَةٌ The condition, or office, of a وَزِير : (S, Msb, K:) the former word is the more approved. (ISk, Msb.)
Nounوَازِرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — bearing a heavy burden; sinninggenerated

1

Bearing, or carrying, a heavy load, or burden.

1.1figurative · مجازsinning; or bearing [a burden of] sin—مَوْزُورٌ

The headword has this sense too.

مَأْزُورَاتٍ occurs in a tradition instead of the regular form مَوْزُورَاتٍ, because it is there coupled with مَأْجُورَاتٍ, its opposite.

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Bearing, or carrying, a heavy load, or burden. (A.) [Hence,] also, (A,) and مَوْزُورٌ , (S, A, Msb, K,) Sinning: (S, A, K:) or bearing [a burden of] sin. (Msb.) مَأْزُورَاتٍ occurs in a trad., for مَوْزُورَاتٍ , the regular form, because it is there coupled with مَأْجُورَاتٍ , to which it is opposed. (S, Mgh, Msb, K.)
Nounمَوْزُورٌ1 sense

Core sense — burdened with singenerated

1

See وَازِرٌ.

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: see وَازِرٌ .