Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
زبد
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root زبد primarily refers to fresh butter, churned from milk. It can also metaphorically describe the "cream" or best part of something, like discourse.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: z-b-d
Listen: ٱلزَّبَدُ 13:17
Root letters: ز — ب — د

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Thunder 13:17 Noun
أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءࣰ فَسَالَتۡ أَوۡدِیَةُۢ بِقَدَرِهَا فَٱحۡتَمَلَ ٱلسَّیۡلُ زَبَدࣰا رَّابِیࣰاۖ وَمِمَّا یُوقِدُونَ عَلَیۡهِ فِی ٱلنَّارِ ٱبۡتِغَاۤءَ حِلۡیَةٍ أَوۡ مَتَـٰعࣲ زَبَدࣱ مِّثۡلُهُۥۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَٱلۡبَـٰطِلَۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلزَّبَدُ فَیَذۡهَبُ جُفَاۤءࣰۖ وَأَمَّا مَا یَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ فَیَمۡكُثُ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ ۝١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allah presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah present examples

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلزَّبَدُ lzabadu Noun
زَبَدٌ zabadun Noun
زَبَدًا zabadanā Noun