Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root S-M-M primarily means to poison or to be poisonous. It also refers to a narrow hole or passage, like the eye of a needle, or a strong, hot wind.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-m-m
Listen: سَمُومٍ 56:42
Root letters: س — م — م

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:27 Noun
وَٱلۡجَاۤنَّ خَلَقۡنَـٰهُ مِن قَبۡلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the jinn We created before from scorching fire
The Mount, The Mountain 52:27 Noun
فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیۡنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire
The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 56:42 Noun
فِی سَمُومࣲ وَحَمِیمࣲ ۝٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [They will be] in scorching fire and scalding wate
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:40 Noun
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِءَایَـٰتِنَا وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوا۟ عَنۡهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمۡ أَبۡوَ ٰبُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَلَا یَدۡخُلُونَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ حَتَّىٰ یَلِجَ ٱلۡجَمَلُ فِی سَمِّ ٱلۡخِیَاطِۚ وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ نَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle. And thus do We recompense the criminals

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلسَّمُومِ lsamuwmi Noun
سَمُومٍ samuwmin Noun
سَمِّ sami Noun