Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سطر
Qur'an Occurrences
17 times across 14 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root سطر (sTr) primarily refers to a "line" of writing, a book, or a row of things like buildings or trees. It can also mean "writing" itself.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-ṭ-r
Listen: بِمُصَيْطِرٍ 88:22
Root letters: س — ط — ر

Word Family Tree (7 forms)

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

Noun 16× Verb

Concordance — 17 Occurrences

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

Noun (15) · Verb (1)

Noun (15 verses — showing first 5)

The Bee 16:24 Noun
وَإِذَا قِیلَ لَهُم مَّاذَاۤ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمۡ قَالُوۤا۟ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:58 Noun
وَإِن مِّن قَرۡیَةٍ إِلَّا نَحۡنُ مُهۡلِكُوهَا قَبۡلَ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ أَوۡ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابࣰا شَدِیدࣰاۚ كَانَ ذَ ٰلِكَ فِی ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ مَسۡطُورࣰا ۝٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed
The Believers 23:83 Noun
لَقَدۡ وُعِدۡنَا نَحۡنُ وَءَابَاۤؤُنَا هَـٰذَا مِن قَبۡلُ إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّاۤ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ۝٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples."
The Criterion, The Standard 25:5 Noun
وَقَالُوۤا۟ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ٱكۡتَتَبَهَا فَهِیَ تُمۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَأَصِیلࣰا ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
The Ant, The Ants 27:68 Noun
لَقَدۡ وُعِدۡنَا هَـٰذَا نَحۡنُ وَءَابَاۤؤُنَا مِن قَبۡلُ إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّاۤ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ۝٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."

Derived Forms (7)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
أَسَٰطِيرُ ʾaasaṭiyru Noun
مَسْطُورًا masṭuwranā Noun
بِمُصَيْطِرٍ bimuṣayṭirin Noun
يَسْطُرُونَ yasṭuruwna Verb
مُّسْتَطَرٌ mustaṭarun Noun
ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ lmuṣayṭiruwna Noun
مَّسْطُورٍ masṭuwrin Noun