تسع
t-s-ʿ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root تسع across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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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 7×
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)
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
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."
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 | 1× | |
| وَتِسْعُونَ | watisʿuwna | Noun | 1× | |
| تِسْعٌ | tisʿun | Noun | 1× | |
| تِسْعَةُ | tisʿahu | Noun | 1× | |
| تِسْعِ | tisʿi | Noun | 1× | |
| تِسْعًا | tisʿanā | Noun | 1× | |
| تِسْعَ | tisʿa | Noun | 1× |