Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ثيب
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ثيب (thyb) primarily refers to a woman who has lost her virginity, whether through marriage or otherwise. It distinguishes her from a virgin (بِكْر).
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: th-y-b
Listen: ثَيِّبَٰتٍ 66:5
Root letters: ث — ي — ب

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

Banning, Prohibition 66:5 Noun
عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُۥۤ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن یُبۡدِلَهُۥۤ أَزۡوَ ٰجًا خَیۡرࣰا مِّنكُنَّ مُسۡلِمَـٰتࣲ مُّؤۡمِنَـٰتࣲ قَـٰنِتَـٰتࣲ تَـٰۤىِٕبَـٰتٍ عَـٰبِدَ ٰتࣲ سَـٰۤىِٕحَـٰتࣲ ثَیِّبَـٰتࣲ وَأَبۡكَارࣰا ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allah ], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshipping, and traveling - [ones] previously married and virgins

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ثَيِّبَٰتٍ thayibatin Noun