Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
شخص
Parts of Speech
Noun (1×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root شَخَصَ (shakhS) primarily means to rise or become elevated. It describes things rising, like stars or arrows, and also refers to eyes becoming fixedly open, often in distress or death.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-kh-ṣ
Listen: شَٰخِصَةٌ 21:97
Root letters: ش — خ — ص

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (1) · Verb (1)

Noun (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Prophets 21:97 Noun
وَٱقۡتَرَبَ ٱلۡوَعۡدُ ٱلۡحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِیَ شَـٰخِصَةٌ أَبۡصَـٰرُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ یَـٰوَیۡلَنَا قَدۡ كُنَّا فِی غَفۡلَةࣲ مِّنۡ هَـٰذَا بَلۡ كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِینَ ۝٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [when] the true promise has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers."

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
شَٰخِصَةٌ shakhiṣahun Noun
تَشْخَصُ tashkhaṣu Verb