عَشْرٍ
A word in the Arabic language will either be 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – عَشْرٍ is a noun
A noun may either be 1) Definite or indefinite 2) Masculine or feminine 3) Singular, dual or plural 4) Nominative, accusative or genitive
عَشْرٌ is the natural state of this indefinite noun and it becomes عَشْرٍ due to: 1) a preposition that precedes it or 2) a possessed noun that precedes it or 3) it’s a noun of dependent declension a) نَعْتٌ / صِفَطٌ adjective b) التَّوْكِيْدُ emphatic c) المَعْطُوْفٌ conjunction d) البَدَلُ synonym
Ten
To take away a tenth part, make ten by adding one to nine, be the tenth
| Surah/ | Below are the 2 verses in the holy Quran containing the noun | عَشْرٍ |
| Verse | ||
| and We appointed for Moosa (AS) thirty nights, and We completed them with ten (more) | وَوَاعَدْنَا مُوْسَى ثَلَاثِيْنَ لَيْلَةٍ وَأَتْمَمْنَاهَا بِعَشْرٍ | |
| and the appointment of his Lord was completed in forty nights | فَتَمَّ مِيْقَاتُ رَبِّهِ أَرْبَعِيْنَ لَيْلَةً | |
| and Moosa (AS) said to his brother Haroon (AS), “Represent me with my people | وَقَالَ مُوْسَى لِأَخِيْهِ هَارُوْنَ اخْلُفْنِي فِي قَوْمِي | |
| 7-142 | and do right and do not follow the way of the corrupters” | وَأَصْلِحْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ سَبِيْلَ المُفْسِدِيْنَ |
| 89-2 | and the 10 nights (first 10 days of Dhul-Hijja) | وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ |