Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ثعب
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ثعب (thEb) refers to the outflow or outpouring of water. A مثعب (math'ab) is an outlet, channel, or conduit for water, such as from a watering-trough, tank, or rooftop.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: th-ʿ-b
Listen: ثُعْبَانٌ 26:32
Root letters: ث — ع — ب

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Poets 26:32 Noun
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ ثُعۡبَانࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝٣٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:107 Noun
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ ثُعۡبَانࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝١٠٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ثُعْبَانٌ thuʿbaānun Noun