Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
بسس
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root بسس across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root بَسَسَ (bassa) primarily means to crumble or break something into small pieces, like dry bread or flour. It also refers to driving away or scattering things, such as camels.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: b-s-s
Listen: بَسًّا 56:5
Root letters: ب — س — س

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root بسس as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root بسس appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (1) · Verb (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 56:5 Noun
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسࣰّا ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the mountains are broken down, crumblin

Derived Forms (2)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
بَسًّا basanā Noun
وَبُسَّتِ wabusati Verb