Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
تسع
Parts of Speech
Noun (7×)
Qur'an Occurrences
7 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root تسع (tisʿ) refers to the number nine. It can be masculine (تِسْعَةٌ) or feminine (تِسْعٌ) depending on the noun it modifies.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: t-s-ʿ
Listen: تِسْعَةَ 74:30
Root letters: ت — س — ع

Word Family Tree (7 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 7 Occurrences

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

Noun (6)

Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:101 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَیۡنَا مُوسَىٰ تِسۡعَ ءَایَـٰتِۭ بَیِّنَـٰتࣲۖ فَسۡءَلۡ بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ إِذۡ جَاۤءَهُمۡ فَقَالَ لَهُۥ فِرۡعَوۡنُ إِنِّی لَأَظُنُّكَ یَـٰمُوسَىٰ مَسۡحُورࣰا ۝١٠١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are affected by magic."
The Cave 18:25 Noun
وَلَبِثُوا۟ فِی كَهۡفِهِمۡ ثَلَـٰثَ مِا۟ئَةࣲ سِنِینَ وَٱزۡدَادُوا۟ تِسۡعࣰا ۝٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine
The Ant, The Ants 27:12 Noun
وَأَدۡخِلۡ یَدَكَ فِی جَیۡبِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَیۡضَاۤءَ مِنۡ غَیۡرِ سُوۤءࣲۖ فِی تِسۡعِ ءَایَـٰتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَقَوۡمِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوا۟ قَوۡمࣰا فَـٰسِقِینَ ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And put your hand into the opening of your garment [at the breast]; it will come out white without disease. [These are] among the nine signs [you will take] to Pharaoh and his people. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."
The Ant, The Ants 27:48 Noun
وَكَانَ فِی ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ تِسۡعَةُ رَهۡطࣲ یُفۡسِدُونَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا یُصۡلِحُونَ ۝٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs]
The Letter Sad 38:23 Noun
إِنَّ هَـٰذَاۤ أَخِی لَهُۥ تِسۡعࣱ وَتِسۡعُونَ نَعۡجَةࣰ وَلِیَ نَعۡجَةࣱ وَ ٰحِدَةࣱ فَقَالَ أَكۡفِلۡنِیهَا وَعَزَّنِی فِی ٱلۡخِطَابِ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."

Derived Forms (7)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تِسْعَةَ tisʿaha Noun
وَتِسْعُونَ watisʿuwna Noun
تِسْعٌ tisʿun Noun
تِسْعَةُ tisʿahu Noun
تِسْعِ tisʿi Noun
تِسْعًا tisʿanā Noun
تِسْعَ tisʿa Noun