Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
شأم
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root شأم primarily refers to the left side or direction. It is associated with misfortune, ill-omen, or bad luck, as the left hand was traditionally considered inauspicious.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-ʾa-m
Listen: ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ 90:19
Root letters: ش — أ — م

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 56:9 Noun
وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡءَمَةِ مَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡءَمَةِ ۝٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left
The City, This Countryside 90:19 Noun
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ lmashamahi Noun