Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ستر
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ستر (str) primarily means to veil, conceal, or cover something, providing protection or shelter. It can refer to a veil, curtain, or screen.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-t-r
Listen: تَسْتَتِرُونَ 41:22
Root letters: س — ت — ر

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (2) · Verb (1)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:45 Noun
وَإِذَا قَرَأۡتَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ جَعَلۡنَا بَیۡنَكَ وَبَیۡنَ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ حِجَابࣰا مَّسۡتُورࣰا ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition
The Cave 18:90 Noun
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطۡلِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطۡلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ لَّمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتۡرࣰا ۝٩٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَسْتَتِرُونَ tastatiruwna Verb
سِتْرًا sitranā Noun
مَّسْتُورًا mastuwranā Noun