w-r-q

Description

The Arabic root و-ر-ق (w-r-q) carries the core meaning of thinness, flatness, and layered sheets, manifesting in the Quran as both literal leaves of plants and silver coins (wariq), which were thin, flat pieces of metal. This semantic connection reflects how Arabic roots link concrete physical qualities—in this case, the thin, flat nature of both foliage and minted currency. In Quranic usage, the root appears in contexts ranging from the leaves that Adam and Eve used to cover themselves in Paradise to the silver coins mentioned in the story of the People of the Cave, demonstrating how a single root bridges natural and economic domains through shared physical characteristics.