Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root S-L-L primarily means to draw out or extract something smoothly and gently, like pulling a sword from its scabbard or hair from dough.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-l-l
Listen: سُلَٰلَةٍ 32:8
Root letters: س — ل — ل

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root سلل 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 سلل appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (2) · Verb (1)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Believers 23:12 Noun
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِن سُلَـٰلَةࣲ مِّن طِینࣲ ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay
The Prostration, Worship, Adoration, The Adoration 32:8 Noun
ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسۡلَهُۥ مِن سُلَـٰلَةࣲ مِّن مَّاۤءࣲ مَّهِینࣲ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then He made his posterity out of the extract of a liquid disdained

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
سُلَٰلَةٍ sulalahin Noun
يَتَسَلَّلُونَ yatasalaluwna Verb