Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سمو
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 59 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "smw" relates to "ism" (name). An ism is a sign or word that conveys knowledge of a thing, distinguishing it. It's derived from "samawtu" or "sumuww," meaning to elevate or make known.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-m-w
Listen: بِٱسْمِ 96:1
Root letters: س — م — و

Word Family Tree (25 forms)

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

Noun 197× Verb

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

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

Noun (187) · Verb (3)

Noun (187 verses — showing first 5)

The Believers 23:86 Noun
قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ ٱلسَّبۡعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ ۝٨٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Who is Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great Throne?"
The Light 24:35 Noun
۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشۡكَوٰةࣲ فِیهَا مِصۡبَاحٌۖ ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ فِی زُجَاجَةٍۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوۡكَبࣱ دُرِّیࣱّ یُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةࣲ مُّبَـٰرَكَةࣲ زَیۡتُونَةࣲ لَّا شَرۡقِیَّةࣲ وَلَا غَرۡبِیَّةࣲ یَكَادُ زَیۡتُهَا یُضِیۤءُ وَلَوۡ لَمۡ تَمۡسَسۡهُ نَارࣱۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورࣲۚ یَهۡدِی ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن یَشَاۤءُۚ وَیَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عَلِیمࣱ ۝٣٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things
The Light 24:36 Noun
فِی بُیُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرۡفَعَ وَیُذۡكَرَ فِیهَا ٱسۡمُهُۥ یُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِیهَا بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡءَاصَالِ ۝٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evening
The Light 24:41 Noun
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱلطَّیۡرُ صَـٰۤفَّـٰتࣲۖ كُلࣱّ قَدۡ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُۥ وَتَسۡبِیحَهُۥۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِیمُۢ بِمَا یَفۡعَلُونَ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Do you not see that Allah is exalted by whomever is within the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer and exalting [Him], and Allah is Knowing of what they do
The Light 24:42 Noun
وَلِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمَصِیرُ ۝٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah is the destination

Derived Forms (25)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ lsamawati Noun 96×
ٱلسَّمَآءِ lsamaāʾi Noun 38×
ٱلسَّمَآءُ lsamaāʾu Noun 15×
مُّسَمًّى musamanā Noun 11×
ٱلسَّمَآءَ lsamaāʾa Noun
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ walsamaāʾi Noun
بِٱسْمِ bismi Noun
ٱسْمَ sma Noun
سَمَٰوَٰتٍ samawatin Noun
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ walsamaāʾa Noun