Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root سفع (sfE) primarily describes a slight scorching or alteration of skin color, often to a darker hue, by heat or sun.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-f-ʿ
Listen: لَنَسْفَعًۢا 96:15
Root letters: س — ف — ع

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Clot, Read 96:15 Verb
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لَنَسْفَعًۢا lanasfaʿanā Verb