سفن
s-f-n
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root سفن across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "sfn" describes the act of stripping, scraping, or paring off an outer layer, like wind removing dust from the ground. It also refers to smoothing something or a ship sticking to the ground.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
s-f-n
Listen:
ٱلسَّفِينَةِ
29:15
Root letters:
س — ف — ن
Word Family Tree (3 forms)
All word forms derived from the root سفن as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 4×
Concordance — 4 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root سفن appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (3)
Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:71
Noun
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِی ٱلسَّفِینَةِ خَرَقَهَاۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقۡتَهَا لِتُغۡرِقَ أَهۡلَهَا لَقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَیۡءًا إِمۡرࣰا ٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."
The Cave 18:79
Noun
أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِینَةُ فَكَانَتۡ لِمَسَـٰكِینَ یَعۡمَلُونَ فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنۡ أَعِیبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَاۤءَهُم مَّلِكࣱ یَأۡخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِینَةٍ غَصۡبࣰا ٧٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force
The Spider 29:15
Noun
فَأَنجَیۡنَـٰهُ وَأَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلسَّفِینَةِ وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهَاۤ ءَایَةࣰ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds
Derived Forms (3)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلسَّفِينَةِ | lsafiynahi | Noun | 2× | |
| سَفِينَةٍ | safiynahin | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلسَّفِينَةُ | lsafiynahu | Noun | 1× |