Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سمر
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root سمر (smr) primarily means to converse or stay awake at night. It also describes cattle pasturing at night or drinking wine at night.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-m-r
Listen: سَٰمِرًا 23:67
Root letters: س — م — ر

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

Ta Ha 20:85 Noun
قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَوۡمَكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ ٱلسَّامِرِیُّ ۝٨٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [ Allah ] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Samiri has led them astray."
Ta Ha 20:87 Noun
قَالُوا۟ مَاۤ أَخۡلَفۡنَا مَوۡعِدَكَ بِمَلۡكِنَا وَلَـٰكِنَّا حُمِّلۡنَاۤ أَوۡزَارࣰا مِّن زِینَةِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ فَقَذَفۡنَـٰهَا فَكَذَ ٰلِكَ أَلۡقَى ٱلسَّامِرِیُّ ۝٨٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."
Ta Ha 20:95 Noun
قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكَ یَـٰسَـٰمِرِیُّ ۝٩٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Samiri?"
The Believers 23:67 Noun
مُسۡتَكۡبِرِینَ بِهِۦ سَـٰمِرࣰا تَهۡجُرُونَ ۝٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): In arrogance regarding it, conversing by night, speaking evil

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ lsaāmiriāu Noun
سَٰمِرًا samiranā Noun
يَٰسَٰمِرِىُّ yasamiriāu Noun