Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root S-M-N relates to fatness or plumpness, for both living beings and wheat grains. It also describes the act of preparing food with *samn* (clarified butter), or feeding someone *samn*.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-m-n
Listen: يُسْمِنُ 88:7
Root letters: س — م — ن

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (3) · Verb (1)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:43 Noun
وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰ سَبۡعَ بَقَرَ ٰتࣲ سِمَانࣲ یَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافࣱ وَسَبۡعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضۡرࣲ وَأُخَرَ یَابِسَـٰتࣲۖ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَأُ أَفۡتُونِی فِی رُءۡیَـٰیَ إِن كُنتُمۡ لِلرُّءۡیَا تَعۡبُرُونَ ۝٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."
Joseph 12:46 Noun
یُوسُفُ أَیُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّیقُ أَفۡتِنَا فِی سَبۡعِ بَقَرَ ٰتࣲ سِمَانࣲ یَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافࣱ وَسَبۡعِ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضۡرࣲ وَأُخَرَ یَابِسَـٰتࣲ لَّعَلِّیۤ أَرۡجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٤٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know [about you]."
The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers 51:26 Noun
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰۤ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَاۤءَ بِعِجۡلࣲ سَمِینࣲ ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] cal

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
سِمَانٍ simaānin Noun
يُسْمِنُ yusminu Verb
سَمِينٍ samiynin Noun